Multidisciplinary Quality Improvement Intervention to Achieve Sustained Improvement in Hand Hygiene Reliability in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
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Hand Hygiene Compliance in a Medical-Surgical Intensive Care Unit in La Habana
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عنوان ژورنال: Pediatric Quality & Safety
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2472-0054
DOI: 10.1097/pq9.0000000000000227