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The little-known history of cleanliness and the forgotten pioneers of handwashing

Handwashing is a simple method for preventing the spread of pathogens. It is now common practice, but this was not always the case. Advocating for it often costed a doctor his career in the 1840s. Hospitals in the early 1800s had little idea of the significance of hygiene; thus, they were often mock...

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Autores principales: Poczai, Peter, Karvalics, László Z.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9632745/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36339162
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.979464