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Selecting Protective Apparel for the Degree of Exposure Anticipated

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Nathan L. Belkin
Nathan L. Belkin*
Affiliation:
Clearwater, Florida
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Information
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 21 , Issue 7 , July 2000 , pp. 436
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2000

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