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. 2021 Jun;42(6):786-787.
doi: 10.1017/ice.2020.354. Epub 2020 Jul 22.

Personal protective equipment: Shortage or waste?

Dayana Souza Fram  1 , Daniela Vieira da Silva Escudero  1 , Luciana de Oliveira Matias  1 , Wanderson Eduardo Gomes de Souza Coelho  1 , Thaysa Sobral Antonelli  1 , Diogo Boldim Ferreira  1 , Eduardo Alexandrino Medeiros  1
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Personal protective equipment: Shortage or waste?

Dayana Souza Fram et al. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2021 Jun.
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