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Table 1.

Scoping review search terms

PubMed	Embase
(‘Paper’[Mesh] OR ‘desiccation’[mesh] OR ‘Hand‐drying methods’ OR ‘paper towel’ OR ‘paper towels’ OR ‘hand‐drying’ OR ‘towel drying’ OR ‘paper towel drying’ OR ‘jet air dryer’ OR ‘Dyson’ OR ‘hand‐drying method’ OR ‘hand‐drying methods’ OR ‘warm air dryer’ OR ‘warm air dryers’ OR Airblade OR ‘Rubbing hands’) AND (‘Hand disinfection/methods’[Mesh] OR ‘Hand/virology’[Mesh] OR ‘Hand/microbiology’[mesh] OR ‘fingers/microbiology’[mesh] OR ‘skin/microbiology’[mesh] OR ‘hand hygiene’ OR ‘washed hands’)]	('hand washing'/exp OR 'hand washing' OR 'hygiene'/exp OR 'hygiene' OR 'hand hygiene'/exp OR 'hand hygiene' OR 'washed hands') AND ('hot air hand dryer' OR 'air dryer' OR 'paper towel' OR 'paper towels' OR 'paper towel drying' OR 'jet air dryer' OR 'ultra rapid hand dryer' OR 'conventional warm air hand dryer' OR ‘Dyson’ OR 'hand‐drying method' OR 'hand‐drying methods' OR 'warm air dryer' OR 'warm air hand dryer' OR 'hand‐drying device' OR 'proper drying of hands' OR 'ultra‐rapid hand dryer' OR ‘Airblade’ OR 'rubbing hands' OR 'effective hand drying')
113	175
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PubMed

Embase

(‘Paper’[Mesh] OR ‘desiccation’[mesh] OR ‘Hand‐drying methods’ OR ‘paper towel’ OR ‘paper towels’ OR ‘hand‐drying’ OR ‘towel drying’ OR ‘paper towel drying’ OR ‘jet air dryer’ OR ‘Dyson’ OR ‘hand‐drying method’ OR ‘hand‐drying methods’ OR ‘warm air dryer’ OR ‘warm air dryers’ OR Airblade OR ‘Rubbing hands’) AND (‘Hand disinfection/methods’[Mesh] OR ‘Hand/virology’[Mesh] OR ‘Hand/microbiology’[mesh] OR ‘fingers/microbiology’[mesh] OR ‘skin/microbiology’[mesh] OR ‘hand hygiene’ OR ‘washed hands’)]

('hand washing'/exp OR 'hand washing' OR 'hygiene'/exp OR 'hygiene' OR 'hand hygiene'/exp OR 'hand hygiene' OR 'washed hands')

AND

('hot air hand dryer' OR 'air dryer' OR 'paper towel' OR 'paper towels' OR 'paper towel drying' OR 'jet air dryer' OR 'ultra rapid hand dryer' OR 'conventional warm air hand dryer' OR ‘Dyson’ OR 'hand‐drying method' OR 'hand‐drying methods' OR 'warm air dryer' OR 'warm air hand dryer' OR 'hand‐drying device' OR 'proper drying of hands' OR

'ultra‐rapid hand dryer' OR ‘Airblade’ OR 'rubbing hands' OR 'effective hand drying')

113

175

Searched 23 October 2018