"Think the sink:" Preliminary evaluation of a handwashing promotion campaign

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 275-277

  Mackert, Michael ^a   Liang, Ming Ching ^a   Champlin, Sara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

College; Health promotion; Social norms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BATH; COLLEGE STUDENT; FEMALE; HAND WASHING; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; THEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOR;

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; HAND DISINFECTION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 84875372313     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2012.03.023     Document Type: Article

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