Legal Requirements for Infection Prevention and Control Training Among Healthcare Personnel
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Training Manual for Prevention of Covid-19 Disease among Hospital Personnel
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عنوان ژورنال: Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology
سال: 2020
ISSN: 0899-823X,1559-6834
DOI: 10.1017/ice.2020.558