Hand hygiene instruction decreases illness-related absenteeism in elementary schools: a prospective cohort study
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Hand hygiene instruction decreases illness-related absenteeism in elementary schools: a prospective cohort study
BACKGROUND Illness-related absences have been shown to lead to negative educational and economic outcomes. Both hand washing and hand sanitizer interventions have been shown to be effective in reducing illness-related absences. However, while the importance of hand hygiene in schools is clear, the role of instruction in use is less obvious. The purpose of this study was to compare absenteeism r...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Pediatrics
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1471-2431
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2431-12-52