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Hospital Disinfectants for Housekeeping: Floors and Tables

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

G.F. Mallison*
Affiliation:
Environmental and Infection Control, Glen Rock, New Jersey

Abstract

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Type
Original Articles
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 1984

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