A nationwide survey on the hand washing behavior and awareness

Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 197-204

  Jeong, Jae Sim ^a   Choi, Jun Kil ^b   Jeong, Ihn Sook ^c   Paek, Kyong Ran ^d   In, Hye Kyung ^b   Park, Ki Dong ^b  

^a University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c Pusan National University   (South Korea)

^d Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Handwashing; Health knowledge; Health survey; Infection control; Korea; Practice

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; FEMALE; HAND WASHING; HUMAN; KOREA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SANITATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; HANDWASHING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; KOREA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TOILET FACILITIES;

EID: 34547397898     PISSN: 19758375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3961/jpmph.2007.40.3.197     Document Type: Article

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