Hygiene and health: An epidemiologic link?

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 232-238

  Larson, Elaine L ^a   Aiello, Allison E ^b  

^a Center for Interdisciplinary Research on Antimicrobial Resistance   (United States)

^b Mailman School of Public Health   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; CROSS RESISTANCE; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DIARRHEA; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EDUCATION; HAND WASHING; HEALTH; HEALTH STATUS; HYGIENE; INFECTION CONTROL; INTESTINE INFECTION; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH;

EID: 0034873946     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mic.2001.115679     Document Type: Article

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