Applied Nursing Research
Volume 23, Issue 2 , Pages 86-90 , May 2010

Exploring the factors associated with hand hygiene compliance of nurses during routine clinical practice

  • Denise M. Korniewicz, PhD, RN, FAAN

      Affiliations

    • University of Miami, School of Nursing and Health Studies, Miami, FL 33134, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 305 284 8347; fax: +1 305 667 3787.
    • ,
  • Maher El-Masri, PhD, RN

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Nursing Health Education Centre Windsor, University of Windsor, Ontario, Canada N9E 4S9

Received 31 March 2008 ,Revised 2 June 2008 ,Accepted 5 June 2008.

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☆ This study was partially funded by Packaging Concepts Assoc., LLC, Boynton Beach, FL.

PII: S0897-1897(08)00050-5

doi: 10.1016/j.apnr.2008.06.002

Applied Nursing Research
Volume 23, Issue 2 , Pages 86-90 , May 2010

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