An open randomized controlled trial of infection prevention in child day-care centers

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 672-677

  Uhari, Matti ^a   Möttönen, Merja ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Child day care; Infection; Prevention; Randomized; Trial

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

EID: 0345425049     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-199908000-00004     Document Type: Article

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