Compliance with Universal/Standard Precautions among health care workers in rural north India
American Journal of Infection ControlPublished 1 February 2005
Michelle Kermode, Damien Jolley, Biangtung Langkham, Mathew Santhosh Thomas, Wendy Holmes, Sandy Gifford
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Interventions to improve UPs compliance among HCWs in rural north India need to address not only their knowledge and understanding but also the safety climate created by the organizations that employ them.
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Interventions to improve UPs compliance among HCWs in rural north India need to address not only their knowledge and understanding but also the safety climate created by the organizations that employ them.
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