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Hierarchy and Hand Hygiene: Would Medical Students Speak Up to Prevent Hospital-Acquired Infection?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Rohit Samuel ,
Alex Shuen ,
Claire Dendle ,
Despina Kotsanas ,
Carmel Scott  and
Rhonda L. Stuart
Rohit Samuel
Affiliation:
Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Alex Shuen
Affiliation:
Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Claire Dendle
Affiliation:
Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Department of Infectious Diseases, Southern Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Despina Kotsanas
Affiliation:
Department of Infectious Diseases, Southern Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Carmel Scott
Affiliation:
Department of Infection Control, Southern Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Rhonda L. Stuart*
Affiliation:
Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Department of Infectious Diseases, Southern Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Department of Infection Control, Southern Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
*
Department of Infectious Diseases, Monash Medical Centre, 246 Clayton Road, Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia (rhonda.stuart@southernhealth.org.au)
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Letters to the Editor
Information
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 33 , Issue 8 , August 2012 , pp. 861 - 863
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2012

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