Feasibility of elementary school children's use of hand gel and facemasks during influenza season

Influenza and other Respiratory Viruses

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 223-229

  Allison, Mandy A ^a   Guest Warnick, Ginger ^a   Nelson, Douglas ^a   Pavia, Andrew T ^a   Srivastava, Rajendu ^a   Gesteland, Per H ^a   Rolfs, Robert T ^b   Andersen, Shannon ^c   Calame, Lynne ^c   Young, Paul ^a   Byington, Carrie L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UTAH DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c Salt Lake City Public Utilities   (United States)

Author keywords

Hygiene; Influenza; Masks; School health services

Indexed keywords

DISINFECTANT AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; FACE MASK; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GEL; HAND; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFLUENZA; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SCHOOL HYGIENE; SKIN DECONTAMINATION; STUDENT ATTITUDE;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FACULTY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; GELS; HANDWASHING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MASKS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; UTAH;

EID: 77954476436     PISSN: 17502640     EISSN: 17502659     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-2659.2010.00142.x     Document Type: Article

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