The effect of handwashing with water or soap on bacterial contamination of hands

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 97-104

  Burton, Maxine ^a   Cobb, Emma ^a   Donachie, Peter ^a   Judah, Gaby ^a   Curtis, Val ^a   Schmidt, Wolf Peter ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hygiene; Infection; Trial

Indexed keywords

SOAP; WATER;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; DIARRHEA; ENTEROBACTER; ENTEROCOCCUS; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFECTION PREVENTION; PERSONAL HYGIENE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPEAT PROCEDURE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROBACTER; ENTEROCOCCUS;

EID: 79851492146     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph8010097     Document Type: Article

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