Effect of handwashing on child health: A randomised controlled trial

Lancet

Volumn 366, Issue 9481, 2005, Pages 225-233

  Luby, Stephen P ^a   Agboatwalla, Mubina ^b   Feikin, Daniel R ^a   Painter, John ^a   Billhimer, Ward ^d   Altaf, Arshad ^c   Hoekstra, Robert M ^a  

^a NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b Health Oriented Preventive Education Karachi   (Pakistan)

^c AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^d PROCTER AND GAMBLE COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SOAP; TRICLOCARBAN;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; IMPETIGO; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 22144475509     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(05)66912-7     Document Type: Article

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