Patients’ intention to speak up for health care providers’ hand hygiene in inpatient diabetic foot wound treatment: a cross-sectional survey in diabetes outpatient centres in Lower Saxony, GermanyFootnote^*

* This manuscript follows the STROBE Statement Guidelines for Reporting of Observational Studies (www.strobe-statement.org).

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