Focus group data as a tool in assessing effectiveness of a hand hygiene campaign.

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Published in Am J Infect Control on August 01, 2005

Authors

McKinley Thomas1, Wanda Gillespie, Janis Krauss, Steve Harrison, Regina Medeiros, Michael Hawkins, Ross Maclean, Keith F Woeltje

Author Affiliations

1: Augusta State University, Department of Kinesiology and Health Science, Georgia 30904, USA. bthomas@aug.edu

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