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National Hand Hygiene Campaigns in Europe, 2000-2009

Journal article, Research study
Abstract: 
Hand hygiene represents the single most effective way to prevent healthcare-associated infections. The World Health Organization, as part of its First Global Patient Safety Challenge, recommends implementation of multi-faceted strategies to increase compliance with hand hygiene. A questionnaire was sent by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control to 30 European countries, regarding the availability and organisation of their national hand hygiene campaigns. This publications outlines the results of this evaluation
Authors: 
A P Magiorakos C SuetensL BoydC CostaR CunneyV DrouvotC FarrugiaM M Fernandez-MailloB G IversenE LeensS Michael1M L MoroC ReinhardtR SerbanR Vatcheva-DobrevskaK WilsonE HeisbourgH C MaltezouR StraussK BöröczM DolinšekU DumpisS ErneO GudlaugssonP HeczkoD HedlovaJ HoltL JõeO LyytikäinenI Riesenfeld-ÖrnM StefkovikovaR ValintelieneA VossD L Monnet. EurosurveillanceVolume 14Issue 1730 April 2009
Link:
https://www.eurosurveillance.org/content/10.2807/ese.14.17.19190-en
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