Why language matters: a tour through hand hygiene literature

Pires, Daniela; Tartari, Ermira; Bellissimo-Rodrigues, Fernando; Pittet, Didier

doi:10.1186/s13756-017-0218-8

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Why language matters: a tour through hand hygiene literature

ContributorsPires, Daniela; Tartari, Ermira; Bellissimo-Rodrigues, Fernando; Pittet, Didier

Published inAntimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, vol. 6, 65

Publication date2017

Abstract

Hand hygiene has evolved over the last decades and many terminologies emerged. We aimed to analyse the evolution in the frequency of utilization of key hand hygiene terms in the literature along the years.

UNIGE affiliation entities

Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de médecine

UNIGE research groups

Staphylocoques dorés résistants à la méthicilline et hygiène hospitalière (330)

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PIRES, Daniela et al. Why language matters: a tour through hand hygiene literature. In: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 2017, vol. 6, p. 65. doi: 10.1186/s13756-017-0218-8

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PID : unige:99350
DOI : 10.1186/s13756-017-0218-8
PMID : 28630689

Journal ISSN2047-2994

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Why language matters: a tour through hand hygiene literature

Hand hygiene has evolved over the last decades and many terminologies emerged. We aimed to analyse the evolution in the frequency of utilization of key hand hygiene terms in the literature along the years.

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