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A Mobile Handheld Computing Application for Recording Hand Hygiene Observations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Christopher S. Hlady
Affiliation:
Department of Computer Science, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
Monica A. Severson
Affiliation:
Department of Industrial Engineering, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
Alberto M. Segre
Affiliation:
Department of Computer Science, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
Philip M. Polgreen*
Affiliation:
Carver College of Medicine, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa College of Public Health, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
*
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine, 200 Hawkins Drive, Iowa City, IA 52242 (philip-polgreen@uiowa.edu)
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Abstract

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

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