Hand decontamination: Influence of common variables on hand-washing efficiency

Healthcare Infection

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 18-23

  Miller, Thomas ^a   Patrick, Daniel ^a   Ormrod, Douglas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b Neurological Foundation of New Zealand   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SOAP; TAP WATER;

ARTICLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FRICTION; HAND; HAND WASHING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYGIENE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN;

EID: 79953189075     PISSN: 18355617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/HI10027     Document Type: Article

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