STOPFLU: Is it possible to reduce the number of days off in office work by improved hand-hygiene?

Trials

Volumn 11, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Savolainen Kopra, Carita ^a   Haapakoski, Jaason ^a   Peltola, Piia A ^a   Ziegler, Thedi ^a   Korpela, Terttu ^a   Anttila, Pirjo ^b   Amiryousefi, Ali ^c   Huovinen, Pentti ^a   Huvinen, Markku ^d   Noronen, Heikki ^e   Riikkala, Pia ^e   Roivainen, Merja ^a   Ruutu, Petri ^a   Teirilä, Juha ^f   Vartiainen, Erkki ^a   Hovi, Tapani ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b Kesko Corporation   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^d Outokumpu Oyj   (Finland)

^e Credit and Industry Analysis   (Finland)

^f SOK   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; SOAP; TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ABSENTEEISM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FINLAND; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; HAND WASHING; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL LEAVE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OFFICE WORKER; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; WORK CAPACITY; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST OF ILLNESS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HYGIENE; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; TIME; VIROLOGY; VIRUS INFECTION;

ABSENTEEISM; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; COST OF ILLNESS; FINLAND; HANDWASHING; HUMANS; HYGIENE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH DESIGN; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; SICK LEAVE; SOAPS; TIME FACTORS; VIRUS DISEASES;

EID: 77953982450     PISSN: 17456215     EISSN: 17456215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1745-6215-11-69     Document Type: Article

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