Disinfection in the time of COVID: Safe solutions are critical for schools

Surface disinfection is part of school protocols designed to decrease the risk of students and staff contracting COVID-19. However, exposure to disinfectants can have short- and long-term health consequences. Given that the risks are well-described and safer products are readily available, it is cri...

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Autores principales: Hicks, Anne, Hicks, Patrick
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9384394/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36193162
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/pch/pxac060
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spelling pubmed-93843942022-08-18 Disinfection in the time of COVID: Safe solutions are critical for schools Hicks, Anne Hicks, Patrick Paediatr Child Health Commentary Surface disinfection is part of school protocols designed to decrease the risk of students and staff contracting COVID-19. However, exposure to disinfectants can have short- and long-term health consequences. Given that the risks are well-described and safer products are readily available, it is critical that schools consciously employ safer disinfection strategies. Oxford University Press 2022-06-25 /pmc/articles/PMC9384394/ /pubmed/36193162 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/pch/pxac060 Text en © The Author(s) 2022. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Canadian Paediatric Society. All rights reserved. For permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.com https://academic.oup.com/pages/standard-publication-reuse-rightsThis article is published and distributed under the terms of the Oxford University Press, Standard Journals Publication Model (https://academic.oup.com/pages/standard-publication-reuse-rights)
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