Facemasks, hand hygiene, and influenza among young adults: A randomized intervention trial

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Aiello, Allison E ^a   Perez, Vanessa ^a   Coulborn, Rebecca M ^a   Davis, Brian M ^a   Uddin, Monica ^a   Monto, Arnold S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIC; FACE MASK; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HAND WASHING; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RATE; INFLUENZA A; INFLUENZA B; INTERVENTION STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PERSONAL HYGIENE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESIDENTIAL AREA; SEASONAL VARIATION; SURVIVAL TIME; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; GAS MASK; HAND; HYGIENE; INFLUENZA; LABORATORY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; SEASON; STATISTICS; UNIVERSITY;

FEMALE; HAND; HUMANS; HYGIENE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; LABORATORIES; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE DEVICES; SEASONS; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856264395     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0029744     Document Type: Article

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