P157: Face-touching: a frequent habit for self-inoculation of transmissible infections?
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A self-report measure of touching behavior.
A review of the literature shows that touching is an important and often studied construct and that there is a need for a valid self-report measure of touching behavior. This paper describes the development of such a self-report measure of touching behavior. The results of three studies provide evidence of reliability and validity.
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عنوان ژورنال: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2047-2994
DOI: 10.1186/2047-2994-2-s1-p157