Faecal contamination on children's hands and environmental surfaces in primary schools in Leeds.

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Published in Epidemiol Infect on December 01, 1995

Authors

E C Kaltenthaler1, A M Elsworth, M S Schweiger, D D Mara, D A Braunholtz

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Civil Engineering, University of Leeds.

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