SaniTwice: A novel approach to hand hygiene for reducing bacterial contamination on hands when soap and water are unavailable

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 73, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2296-2300

  Edmonds, Sarah L ^a   Mann, James ^b   McCormack, Robert R ^c   MacInga, David R ^a   Fricker, Christopher M ^a   Arbogast, James W ^a   Dolan, Michael J ^a  

^a GOJO Industries Inc   (United States)

^b Handwashing for Life   (United States)

^c BioScience Laboratories Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 78650456070     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-73.12.2296     Document Type: Article

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