Speaking up about hand hygiene failures: A vignette survey study among healthcare professionals
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Hand hygiene compliance rate among healthcare professionals.
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Infection Control
سال: 2018
ISSN: 0196-6553
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2018.02.026