Reducing gastroenteritis occurrences and their consequences in elementary schools with alcohol-based hand sanitizers

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 994-998

  Prazuck, Thierry ^a   Compte Nguyen, Géraldine ^a   Pelat, Camille ^b   Sunder, Simon ^a   Blanchon, Thierry ^b,c  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER RÉGIONAL D ORLÉANS   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

elementary school; Gastroenteritis; hydroalcoholic solution; intervention study

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 78149248782     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e3181f3882a     Document Type: Article

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