World Health Organization Framework: Multimodal Hand Hygiene Strategy in Piedmont (Italy) Health Care Facilities
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Successful application of World Health Organization multimodal strategy for hand hygiene
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Patient Safety
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1549-8425,1549-8417
DOI: 10.1097/pts.0000000000000352