Utility of electronic hand hygiene counting devices for measuring physicians' hand hygiene adherence applied to outpatient settings
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Infection Control
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0196-6553
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2016.08.002