Hand Hygiene among Physicians: Performance, Beliefs, and Perceptions
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Hand hygiene among physicians: performance, beliefs, and perceptions.
BACKGROUND Physician adherence to hand hygiene remains low in most hospitals. OBJECTIVES To identify risk factors for nonadherence and assess beliefs and perceptions associated with hand hygiene among physicians. DESIGN Cross-sectional survey of physician practices, beliefs, and attitudes toward hand hygiene. SETTING Large university hospital. PARTICIPANTS 163 physicians. MEASUREMENTS...
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Internal Medicine
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0003-4819
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-141-1-200407060-00008