Organizational culture and its implications for infection prevention and control in healthcare institutions.

S. De Bono; G. Heling; M. A. Borg

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Organizational culture and its implications for infection prevention and control in healthcare institutions.

January 8, 2014

De Bono S, Heling G, Borg MA. J Hosp Infect. 2014;86(1):1-6.

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This review explores how organizational culture change may be applied to improve infection control.

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