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Hand Hygiene Product Volume Measurement: An Integral Part of a Multiple-Method Program

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Maryanne McGuckin*
Affiliation:
McGuckin Methods International, Ardmore, Pennsylvania Department of Health Policy, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
John Govednik
Affiliation:
McGuckin Methods International, Ardmore, Pennsylvania
*
115 East Athens Avenue, Ardmore, PA 19003 ([email protected])
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Abstract

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Letters to the Editor
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2010

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