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The Art and Science of Influencing Hand Hygiene

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Andrew G. Sahud*
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Nitin Bhanot
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
*
Division of Infectious Diseases, Allegheny General Hospital, 320 E. North Ave., 2nd Floor, South Tower, Pittsburgh, PA 15212 (asahud@wpahs.org)
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Abstract

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Type
Letters to the Editor
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2009

References

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