Does disinfection of environmental surfaces influence nosocomial infection rates? a systematic review
- 1 April 2004
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Elsevier in American Journal of Infection Control
- Vol. 32 (2) , 84-89
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2003.07.006
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