P102: Healthcare workers’ hand contamination levels and antimicrobial efficacy of different hand hygiene methods used in a Vietnamese hospital
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Hand hygiene compliance in healthcare workers.
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عنوان ژورنال: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2047-2994
DOI: 10.1186/2047-2994-2-s1-p102