Avoiding upper respiratory tract infections by not touching the face

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 170, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 833-834

  Bertsch, Ruth Ann ^a  

^a Division of Child Psychiatry   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FACE; HABIT; LETTER; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHINOVIRUS; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

FACE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MOUTH MUCOSA; RESPIRATORY MUCOSA; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 77952184109     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: 15383679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinternmed.2010.96     Document Type: Letter

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