Prevention of diarrhoea and dysentery by hand washing

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 1989, Pages 128-131

  Han, Aung Myo ^a   Hlaing, Thein ^a  

^a Department of Medical Research ^*  (Myanmar)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEFECATION; DIARRHEA; DYSENTERY; EATING; FEMALE; HAND WASHING; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEFECATION; DIARRHEA; DYSENTERY; EATING; FEMALE; HANDWASHING; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE;

EID: 0024387660     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: 18783503     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0035-9203(89)90737-2     Document Type: Article

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