GPs can improve their hand washing habits

BMJ

Volumn 320, Issue 7238, 2000, Pages 869-

  Michiels, Barbara ^a   Avonts, Dirk ^a   Van Royen, Paul ^a   Denekens, Joke ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENERAL PRACTICE; HAND WASHING; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PROFESSIONAL-TO-PATIENT; HANDWASHING; HOUSE CALLS; HUMANS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 0034712509     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.320.7238.869     Document Type: Letter

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