Bare Below the Elbows: A Randomized Trial to Determine Whether Wearing Short-Sleeved Coats Reduces the Risk for Pathogen Transmission
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Bare Below the Elbows: A Randomized Trial to Determine Whether Wearing Short-Sleeved Coats Reduces the Risk for Pathogen Transmission
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عنوان ژورنال: Open Forum Infectious Diseases
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2328-8957
DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofx162.084