Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care
Volume 36, Issue 4 , Pages 287-297 , July 2007

Attitudes toward practice guidelines among intensive care unit personnel: A cross-sectional anonymous survey

  • Dave Quiros, MS
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  • Susan Lin, DrPH
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  • Elaine L. Larson, PhD, FAAN

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Elaine Larson, PhD, FAAN, Associate Dean, Columbia University School of Nursing, 630 W. 168th St, New York, NY 10032.

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 Funded by The National Institute of Nursing Research, National Institutes of Health, 1 RO1 NR008242, “Impact of Hand Hygiene Guideline on Infections and Costs.”

PII: S0147-9563(06)00228-7

doi: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2006.08.005

Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care
Volume 36, Issue 4 , Pages 287-297 , July 2007

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