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Effect of washing hands with soap on diarrhoea risk in the community

A systematic review

Bibliographic Data

ID23323794
AuthorsVal Curtis (0000-0001-8994-2878), Sandy Cairncro (0000-0002-5342-1269), Sandy Cairncross
Year2003
Volume3
Issue5
Pages275-281
Publication date2003-05-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Lancet Infectious Diseases (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1473-3099 • E-ISSN: 1474-4457
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/s1473-3099(03)00606-6
LanguageEN
Citations received144
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