Effect of several interventions on the frequency of handwashing among elementary public school children

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 263-269

  Early, E ^a   Battle, K ^a   Cantwell, E ^a   English, J ^a   Lavin, J E ^a   Larson, E ^a  

^a Shady Grove Adventist Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; HAND WASHING; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INFECTION CONTROL; SCHOOL;

EID: 0031860258     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-6553(98)80011-4     Document Type: Article

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