Distribution of bacteria on hands and the effectiveness of brief and thorough decontamination procedures using non-medicated soap

Zentralblatt fur Bakteriologie

Volumn 285, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 565-575

  Chamberlain, Angela N ^a   Halablab, Mahmoud A ^a   Gould, Dinah J ^a   Miles, Roger J ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0031127826     PISSN: 09348840     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0934-8840(97)80118-1     Document Type: Article

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