Guidelines for infection control in dental health-care settings--2003.

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• Publication year

  2003

• Venue

  MMWR Recommendations and Reports

• Publication date

  2003-12-19

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1037/e545872006-001PMID 14685139
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