Evaluation of the virucidal performance of domestic laundry procedures

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Volumn 213, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 334-337

  Heinzel, Michael ^a   Kyas, Andrea ^a   Weide, Mirko ^a   Breves, Roland ^a   Bockmühl, Dirk P ^a  

^a HENKEL KGAA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Hygiene; Laundry; Poliovirus; Virucidal efficacy test

Indexed keywords

POLIOVIRUS;

EID: 77955268283     PISSN: 14384639     EISSN: 1618131X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2010.06.003     Document Type: Article

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