Physical interventions to interrupt or reduce the spread of respiratory viruses. Part 2 - Hand hygiene and other hygiene measures: systematic review and meta-analysis.

Lubna A Al-Ansary; Ghada A Bawazeer; Elaine Beller; Justin Clark; John Conly; Chris Del Mar; Elizabeth Dooley; Eliana Ferroni; Paul Glasziou; Tammy Hoffman; Tom Jefferson; Sarah Thorning; Mieke van Driel; Mark Jones

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