title: On washing hands.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, USA.
authors.forename: Atul
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gawande
mesh_terms: D000985:Antisepsis / Q000266:history; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D006235:Hand Disinfection; D049672:History, 19th Century; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods*; D017757:Infectious Disease Transmission, Professional-to-Patient / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D009871:Operating Room Nursing; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus; D020713:Vancomycin Resistance