Hand hygiene practices among medical students

Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Al Kadi, Azzam ^a   Salati, Sajad Ahmad ^a  

^a QASSIM UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; FEMALE; HAND WASHING; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; PERSONAL HYGIENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAUDI ARABIA; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT;

EID: 84867357945     PISSN: 1687708X     EISSN: 16877098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/679129     Document Type: Article

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