Measuring Hand Hygiene Adherence - Joint Commission
— Figure 1-1, The World Health Organization’s Five Moments for Hand Hygiene Chapter 3: Observing Adherence to Hand Hygiene Guidelines — Figure 3-1, Tripler Army Medical Center Infection Control and Epidemiology Program Manager Stephen Yamada and Guy Dickinson, Lead Medical Support Assistant, Adult Medicine Clinic,
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