the purpose of this study was to assess exposure to hand-arm vibration in tiller users, forty users of tiller in northeastern provinces of iran were examined to measure hand-arm vibration parameters such as root mean square acceleration (rms), total equivalent acceleration, vibration dose value (vdv) and crest factor in three directions (x, y, and z) and various operating modes for comparing th...

conclusions there was a moderate level of knowledge, practices, perceives and beliefs in nurses and students for the importance of hand hygiene. compliance with the importance of hand hygiene in infection control is complex, and perceptual factors concerning hand hygiene, in addition to an individual’s knowledge could affect the behaviors related to hand hygiene compliance. background the curre...

background and purpose: hand contamination is an important factor of infection transmission from dental staff to patients and vice versa. the aim of this study was to determine the effect of hand washing training on dental students’ knowledge, attitude, and clinical practice at the shahid beheshti university of medical sciences dental school in 2010. methods: this quasi-experimental study was c...