COVID-19 in Healthcare Workers and Serving Safe Healthcare During the Pandemic

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Editorial

Amal S Al-Maani et al. Sultan Qaboos Univ Med J. 2021 Feb.

. 2021 Feb;21(1):e1-e3.

doi: 10.18295/squmj.2021.21.01.001. Epub 2021 Mar 15.

¹ Directorate General for Disease Surveillance and Control, Ministry of Health, Muscat, Oman.

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Risk Factors for Healthcare Personnel Infection With Endemic Coronaviruses (HKU1, OC43, NL63, 229E): Results from the Respiratory Protection Effectiveness Clinical Trial (ResPECT).
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