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Linking Scientific Evidence and Decision Making A Case Study of Hand Hygiene Interventions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Nicholas Graves ,
Kate Halton ,
Katie Page  and
Adrian Barnett
Nicholas Graves*
Affiliation:
Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Kate Halton
Affiliation:
Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Katie Page
Affiliation:
Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Adrian Barnett
Affiliation:
Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
*
Professor of Health Economics, School of Public Health and Institute for Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, 60 Musk Avenue, Brisbane, QLD, 4059, Australia (n.graves@qut.edu.au)
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 34 , Issue 4 , April 2013 , pp. 424 - 429
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2013

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