Hand hygiene and risk of influenza virus infections in the community: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 142, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 922-932

  Wong, V W Y ^a   Cowling, B J ^a   Aiello, A E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

Hygiene personal; infectious disease control; influenza

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMMUNITY CARE; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; HAND WASHING; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS; LATITUDE; META ANALYSIS; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; COMMUNITY; FACE MASK; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); TEMPERATURE;

HAND HYGIENE; HUMANS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN;

EID: 84897100740     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S095026881400003X     Document Type: Review

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