Ask me if I cleaned my hands.

Suzanne C. Gordon

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Ask me if I cleaned my hands.

April 25, 2012

Gordon SC. JAMA. 2012;307(15):1591-2.

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This commentary describes barriers, for both patients and health care professionals, to reminding clinicians to wash their hands.

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