Assessing Nurses' Hand Hygiene Practices by Direct Observation or Self-Report
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Hand Hygiene Practices among Nursing Staff in Public Secondary Care Hospitals in Kuwait: Self-Report and Direct Observation
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Nursing Measurement
سال: 2004
ISSN: 1061-3749
DOI: 10.1891/jnum.12.1.77.66072