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Is it possible to achieve 100 percent hand hygiene compliance during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic?

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JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION
卷 105, 期 4, 页码 779-781

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DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2020.05.016

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