Knowledge about standard precautions among university hospital nurses in the United Arab Emirates
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Knowledge about standard precautions among university hospital nurses in the United Arab Emirates.
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عنوان ژورنال: Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1020-3397,1687-1634
DOI: 10.26719/2011.17.4.331