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Diagnosing occupational COVID-19 in Croatian healthcare workers

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|Dec 2021

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aiht-2021-72-3603 | Journal eISSN: 1848-6312 | Journal ISSN: 0004-1254
Language: English, Croatian, Slovenian
Page range: 289 - 297
Submitted on: Oct 1, 2021
Accepted on: Dec 1, 2021
Published on: Dec 30, 2021
Published by: Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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