A cluster-randomized controlled trial evaluating the effect of a handwashing-promotion program in Chinese primary schools

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1166-1173

  Bowen, Anna ^a   Ma, Huilai ^a   Ou, Jianming ^b   Billhimer, Ward ^c   Long, Timothy ^d   Mintz, Eric ^a   Hoekstra, Robert Michael ^a   Luby, Stephen ^e  

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

^b Fujian Center for Disease Control and Prevention   (China)

^c Hilltop Research   (United States)

^d PROCTER AND GAMBLE COMPANY   (United States)

^e ICDDR B Centre for Health and Population Research   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SOAP;

ABSENTEEISM; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILD HEALTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HAND WASHING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HYGIENE; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL; STUDENT; CHINA; DIARRHEA; HEALTH EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RURAL POPULATION;

CHILD; CHINA; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DIARRHEA; HANDWASHING; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; RURAL POPULATION; SCHOOLS; SOAPS;

EID: 34548010816     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2007.76.1166     Document Type: Article

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