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Hand-to-mouth and other hand-to-face touching behavior in a quasi-naturalistic study under controlled conditions

Ryan C. Lewisa Center for Health Sciences, Exponent, Inc., Oakland, CA, USAView further author information
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Robert Rauschenbergerb Phoenix User Research Center (PURC), Exponent, Inc., Phoenix, AZ, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Renee Kalmesa Center for Health Sciences, Exponent, Inc., Oakland, CA, USAView further author information
Pages 49-55 | Published online: 12 Oct 2020

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