Handwashing with soap or alcoholic solutions? A randomized clinical trial of its effectiveness

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 258-261

  Zaragoza, Magda ^a   Sallés, Montserrat ^b   Gomez, Julià ^b   Bayas, Jose M ^b   Trilla, Antoni ^b  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; SOAP;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; MICROBIOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 0033059793     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ic.1999.v27.a97622     Document Type: Article

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