Fostering hand washing before lunch by students attending a special needs young adult program

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 95-101

  Walmsley, Christopher ^a   Mahoney, Amanda ^a,b   Durgin, Amy ^a,b   Poling, Alan ^a  

^a WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b APOPO ^*  (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Developmental disabilities; Feedback; Hand washing; Hygiene; Token system

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; FEMALE; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; REINFORCEMENT; STUDENT ATTITUDE;

ADULT; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; EDUCATION, SPECIAL; FEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HAND DISINFECTION; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; LUNCH; MALE; TOKEN ECONOMY; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865522771     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: 18733379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2012.08.002     Document Type: Article

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