Possible consequences of shaking hands with your patients with epidemic keratoconjunctivitis

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 121, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 711-712

  Azar, M J ^a   Dhaliwal, D K ^a   Bower, K S ^a   Kowalski, R P ^a   Gordon, Y J ^a  

^a University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOVIRUS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CARRIER; EPIDEMIC; HAND INFECTION; HUMAN; KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS CULTURE;

EID: 0029984963     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9394(14)70640-3     Document Type: Article

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