Why Healthcare Workers Don't Wash Their Hands: A Behavioral Explanation
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- 1 May 2006
- journal article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology
- Vol. 27 (5) , 484-492
- https://doi.org/10.1086/503335
Abstract
Why Healthcare Workers Don't Wash Their Hands: A Behavioral Explanation - Volume 27 Issue 5 - Michael Whitby, Mary-Louise McLaws, Michael W. RossKeywords
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