Children's hand hygiene behaviour and available facilities: An observational study in Dutch day care centres

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 297-300

  Van Beeck, A H Elise ^a   Zomer, Tizza P ^b   Van Beeck, Eduard F ^a   Richardus, Jan Hendrik ^a   Voeten, Helene A C M ^b   Erasmus, Vicki ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Public Health Service of the Rotterdam Region   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; DAY CARE; EATING; FEMALE; HAND DISINFECTION; HAND WASHING; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; RECREATION; SANITATION; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EATING; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HAND DISINFECTION; HAND HYGIENE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; TOILET FACILITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84966318760     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckv228     Document Type: Article

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