Inspections of hand washing supplies and hand sanitizer in public schools

Journal of School Nursing

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 393-397

  Ramos, Mary M ^a   Blea, Mary ^b   Trujillo, Rebecca ^c   Greenberg, Cynthia ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Office of School and Adolescent Health   (United States)

^c Region 4 Public Health Office   (United States)

^d Albuquerque Public Schools   (United States)

Author keywords

antisepsis; hand hygiene; infection control; school nurse

Indexed keywords

TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; SCHOOL; SCHOOL HEALTH NURSING; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; CHILD; FEMALE; HANDWASHING; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; NEW MEXICO; PILOT PROJECTS; SCHOOL NURSING; SCHOOLS;

EID: 78049279367     PISSN: 10598405     EISSN: 15468364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1059840510370328     Document Type: Article

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