Factors that influence hand hygiene practice amongst occupational therapy students
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KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE, AND PRACTICE OF HAND HYGIENE AMONG MEDICAL STUDENTS IN URMIA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
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عنوان ژورنال: Irish Journal of Occupational Therapy
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2398-8819
DOI: 10.1108/ijot-02-2017-0009