A simple hand hygiene exercise

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 370-372

  Aspöck, Christoph ^a   Koller, Walter ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYE; PAINT;

ASEPSIS; CONTAMINATION; DISINFECTION; GLOVE; HAND WASHING; REVIEW; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0032818632     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-6553(99)70059-3     Document Type: Article

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