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Am J Public Health Nations Health. 1965 Jun; 55(6): 915–922.
PMCID: PMC1256339
PMID: 14295918

Bacteriological Studies Relating to Handwashing

I. THE INABILITY OF SOAP BARS TO TRANSMIT BACTERIA
E. A. Bannan, M.S. and L. F. Judge, Ph.D.

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