Hand hygiene--the case for evidence-based education.

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Published in J R Soc Med on June 01, 2001

Authors

S P Stone1

Author Affiliations

1: Academic Department of Geriatric Medicine, Royal Free Campus, Royal Free and University College Medical School, London NW3 2PF, UK. s.stone@rfc.ucl.ac.uk

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