Concentration and type of bioaerosols before and after conventional disinfection and sterilization procedures inside hospital operating rooms
- 17 August 2018
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier BV in Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
- Vol. 164, 277-282
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2018.08.034
Abstract
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Funding Information
- Shiraz University of Medical Sciences and Health Services (92-01-21-5904)
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) Superfund Research Program (Grant 2 P42 ES04940-11)
- NIH
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