Determining a patient's comfort in inquiring about healthcare providers' hand-washing behavior.

Camille A. Clare; Omara Afzal; Kenneth Knapp; Deborah Viola

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Determining a patient's comfort in inquiring about healthcare providers' hand-washing behavior.

June 12, 2013

Clare CA, Afzal O, Knapp K, et al. J Patient Saf. 2013;9(2):68-74.

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Even assertive patients in this study were often uncomfortable asking health care providers to wash their hands.

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