Washing Your Hands Stops MRSA (Correctional Staff)

DHHS (NIOSH) Publication Number 2013-114, January 2013
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Washing Your Hands Stops MRSA (Correctional Staff)

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Suggested citation

NIOSH [2013]. Washing your hands stops MRSA (correctional staff). Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2013-114.

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