Emojis in public health and how they might be used for hand hygiene and infection prevention and control

Abstract Emojis are frequently used picture characters known as possible surrogates for non-verbal aspects of behavior. Considering the ability of emojis to enhance and facilitate communication, there has been a growing interest in studying their effects in scientific and health-related topics over...

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Main Authors: Nasim Lotfinejad, Reza Assadi, Mohammad Hassan Aelami, Didier Pittet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-02-01
Series:Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13756-020-0692-2