Hand washing for preventing diarrhoea

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 470-472

  Ejemot, R I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIARRHEAL DISEASE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; FOLLOW UP; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONAL CARE; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; META ANALYSIS; PERSONAL HYGIENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK REDUCTION;

EID: 44949142869     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyn069     Document Type: Article

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