Infect Chemother.  2014 Sep;46(3):216-217. 10.3947/ic.2014.46.3.216.

Behavioral Perspectives toward Hand Hygiene Promotion

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. hbkimmd@snu.ac.kr
  • 2Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea.

Abstract

No abstract available.


MeSH Terms

Hand Hygiene*

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