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Hand Hygiene and Face Touching in Family Medicine Offices: A Cincinnati Area Research and Improvement Group (CARInG) Network Study

Nancy C. Elder, Will Sawyer, Harini Pallerla, Sara Khaja and Monica Blacker
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine May 2014, 27 (3) 339-346; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2014.03.130242
Nancy C. Elder
the Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH (MCE, HP); Sharonville Family Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio (WS); the Bethesda Family Medicine Residency, Cincinnati, Ohio (SK); and the Northeast Ohio College of Medicine, Rootstown (MB).
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Will Sawyer
the Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH (MCE, HP); Sharonville Family Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio (WS); the Bethesda Family Medicine Residency, Cincinnati, Ohio (SK); and the Northeast Ohio College of Medicine, Rootstown (MB).
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Harini Pallerla
the Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH (MCE, HP); Sharonville Family Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio (WS); the Bethesda Family Medicine Residency, Cincinnati, Ohio (SK); and the Northeast Ohio College of Medicine, Rootstown (MB).
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Sara Khaja
the Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH (MCE, HP); Sharonville Family Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio (WS); the Bethesda Family Medicine Residency, Cincinnati, Ohio (SK); and the Northeast Ohio College of Medicine, Rootstown (MB).
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Monica Blacker
the Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH (MCE, HP); Sharonville Family Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio (WS); the Bethesda Family Medicine Residency, Cincinnati, Ohio (SK); and the Northeast Ohio College of Medicine, Rootstown (MB).
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vol. 27 no. 3 339-346
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2014.03.130242
PubMed 
24808112

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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
Print ISSN 
1557-2625
Online ISSN 
1558-7118
History 
  • Received for publication August 23, 2013
  • Revision received January 6, 2014
  • Accepted for publication January 13, 2014
  • Published online May 7, 2014.

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© Copyright 2014 by the American Board of Family Medicine.

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  1. Nancy C. Elder, MD, MSPH,
  2. Will Sawyer, MD,
  3. Harini Pallerla, MS,
  4. Sara Khaja, MD and
  5. Monica Blacker, BS
  1. From the Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH (MCE, HP); Sharonville Family Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio (WS); the Bethesda Family Medicine Residency, Cincinnati, Ohio (SK); and the Northeast Ohio College of Medicine, Rootstown (MB).
  1. Corresponding author: Nancy C. Elder, MD, MSPH, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Cincinnati, PO Box 670566, Cincinnati, OH 45267-0566 (E-mail: nancy.elder{at}uc.edu).
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Nancy C. Elder, Will Sawyer, Harini Pallerla, Sara Khaja, Monica Blacker
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