A Randomized Crossover Trial to Decrease Bacterial Contamination on Hospital Scrubs
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عنوان ژورنال: Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0899-823X,1559-6834
DOI: 10.1086/678426