Hand hygiene in hospitals: anatomy of a revolution.

@article{Vermeil2019HandHI,
  title={Hand hygiene in hospitals: anatomy of a revolution.},
  author={T Vermeil and Alexandra Peters and Claire Kilpatrick and Daniela Pires and Benedetta Allegranzi and Didier Pittet},
  journal={The Journal of hospital infection},
  year={2019},
  volume={101 4},
  pages={
          383-392
        }
}
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Efficacy of hand hygiene products: A quasi-experimental study / Eficácia de produtos de higienização das mãos: estudo quase-experimental
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