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Randomized Controlled Trial
. 2016 Sep;37(9):1118-20.
doi: 10.1017/ice.2016.154. Epub 2016 Jul 8.

Reduction in Acute Respiratory Infection Among Military Trainees: Secondary Effects of a Hygiene-Based Cluster-Randomized Trial for Skin and Soft-Tissue Infection Prevention

Eugene V Millar  1 , Carey D Schlett  1 , Natasha N Law  1 , Wei-Ju Chen  1 , Michael J D'Onofrio  2 , Jason W Bennett  3 , David R Tribble  1 , Michael W Ellis  4
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Randomized Controlled Trial

Reduction in Acute Respiratory Infection Among Military Trainees: Secondary Effects of a Hygiene-Based Cluster-Randomized Trial for Skin and Soft-Tissue Infection Prevention

Eugene V Millar et al. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2016 Sep.
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Potential conflicts of interest: All authors report no conflicts of interest relevant to this article.

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