917Nosocomial Respiratory Viral Infections in Two Children's Hospitals
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چکیده
Rita Shah, MD; Caroline Quach, MD, MSc, FRCPC; Nina Kohn, MBA, MA; Lorry Rubin, MD; Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Cohen Children’s Medical Center of New York of the North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System, New Hyde Park, NY; Quebec Institute of Public Health, Montreal, QC, Canada; Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, North Shore-LIJ Health System, Manhasset, NY; Pediatrics, Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine, New Hyde Park, NY
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تاریخ انتشار 2014