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Practice Class

Practice class sorts health practices by the broad kind of action each one is, such as hygiene, screening or treatment. Wikipedia defines hand washing as "the process of cleaning the hands with soap or handwash and water to eliminate bacteria, viruses, dirt, microorganisms," placing it firmly in the hygiene class. This dimension lets a visitor compare practices that do the same kind of protective work.

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Era of Emergence
1847 1
Practice Class
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1. Wikipedia: Ignaz Semmelweis
WikipediaIgnaz Semmelweis, Vienna General Hospital section
Quote, Ignaz Semmelweis, Vienna General Hospital section
In 1847, he proposed hand washing with chlorinated lime solutions at Vienna General Hospital's First Obstetrical Clinic, where doctors' wards had thrice the mortality of midwives' wards.
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