Hand washing and adolescents. A study from seven schools in Konya, Turkey

International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 371-376

  Yalçin, S Songül ^a   Yalçin, Suzan ^b   Altin, Saliha ^c  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b SELCUK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c Sarayonü Health Trade School   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Hand washing; Schools; Turkey

Indexed keywords

SOAP; WATER;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLEANING; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; EATING; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GENDER; HAND WASHING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HOME; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SCHOOL; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SNEEZING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STUDENT; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); URBAN AREA;

EID: 13644269213     PISSN: 03340139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/IJAMH.2004.16.4.371     Document Type: Article

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