

@article {6492,
	title = {Improving handwashing in hospitals: a patient education and empowerment program},
	journal = {LDI issue brief},
	volume = {7},
	number = {3},
	year = {2001},
	month = {nov},
	pages = {1{\textendash}4},
	abstract = {Each year, about 5\% of people admitted to U.S. hospitals (about 2 million people) acquire an infection there. These infections cause nearly 20,000 deaths each year, and cost an estimated \$4.5 billion to treat. Handwashing is the single most effective measure for preventing hospital-acquired infections. Despite widespread knowledge of the importance of handwashing, health care workers wash their hands far less often than is indicated. This Issue Brief describes a novel strategy to improve handwashing among hospital personnel, by involving the people with the most to gain{\textendash}the patients themselves.},
	keywords = {Hand Disinfection, Health Policy, Hospitals, Humans, Infection Control, Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient Participation, Professional-to-Patient, Reminder Systems, United States},
	issn = {1553-0671},
	author = {McGuckin, M.}
}
