Comparison of four methods of hand washing in situations of inadequate water supply

West African Journal of Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 24-28

  Ogunsola, F T ^a   Adesiji, Y O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

^b LADOKE AKINTOLA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Hand washing; Hospital acquired infection; Running water

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTAINER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HAND WASHING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; METHODOLOGY; NIGERIA; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; WATER SUPPLY;

CROSS INFECTION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PROFESSIONAL-TO-PATIENT; DISINFECTION; HAND; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; RISK FACTORS; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 47349099785     PISSN: 0189160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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