Hand hygiene and face touching in family medicine offices: A Cincinnati Area Research and Improvement Group (CARInG) network study

Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 339-346

  Elder, Nancy C ^a   Sawyer, Will ^b   Pallerla, Harini ^a   Khaja, Sara ^c   Blacker, Monica ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Sharonville Family Medicine   (United States)

^c Bethesda Family Medicine Residency Program   (United States)

^d NORTHEAST OHIO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Infectious diseases; Practice based research; Respiratory tract diseases

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FACE TOUCHING; FAMILY MEDICINE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HABIT; HAND WASHING; HUMAN; MALE; NURSE; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; SELF CONCEPT; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; VERY ELDERLY; FACE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FACE; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HAND HYGIENE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OHIO; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84900557462     PISSN: 15572625     EISSN: 15587118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2014.03.130242     Document Type: Article

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