Comparative efficacy of a simplified handwashing program for improvement in hand hygiene and reduction of school absenteeism among children with intellectual disability.

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• Publication year

  2015

• Venue

  American Journal of Infection Control

• Publication date

  2015-09-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Education

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.1016/j.ajic.2015.03.023PMID 27387071
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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