Health care–associated infection outbreaks in pediatric long-term care facilities
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Infection control in long-term-care facilities.
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Infection Control
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0196-6553
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2015.03.010