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A Method to Test the Efficacy of Handwashing for the Removal of Emerging Infectious Pathogens
Published on: June 7, 2017
Insufficient evidence to determine the effectiveness of measures to prevent occupational irritant hand dermatitis
1Suffolk Community Healthcare Dermatology Department, Ipswich Hospital, Heath Road, Ipswich, UK. jill.peters@suffolkpct.nhs.uk
Evidence-Based Nursing
|December 18, 2010
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