Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques, and Equipment

Hand Hygiene

Practices involved in preventing the transmission of diseases by hand.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

Practices involved in preventing the transmission of diseases by hand.

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1 entry terms
  • Hygiene, Hand

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9 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings economics, history, instrumentation, legislation & jurisprudence, methods, organization & administration, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends.

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History Note

2013

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Previous Indexing

  • Hand Disinfection (1981-2012)

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  1. E02w.547w.300w
  2. N06.850w.670w.150w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Hand Hygiene. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D063373. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D063373
  2. Hand Hygiene. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hand_washing
  3. Hand Hygiene. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q552461