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Increased Adherence to Infection Control Practices Among Medical Laboratory Technicians During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Self-Reported Survey Study Cover

Increased Adherence to Infection Control Practices Among Medical Laboratory Technicians During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Self-Reported Survey Study

Annals of Global Health
Volume 87 (2021): Issue 1
By: Refat Nimer,  Samer Swedan,  Hassan Kofahi and  Omar Khabour  
Open Access
|Jun 2021

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/aogh.3378 | Journal eISSN: 2214-9996
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Language: English
Published on: Jun 25, 2021
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