Personal protective equipment for preventing highly infectious diseases due to exposure to contaminated body fluids in healthcare staff.

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Published in Cochrane Database Syst Rev on April 19, 2016

Authors

Jos H Verbeek1, Sharea Ijaz, Christina Mischke, Jani H Ruotsalainen, Erja Mäkelä, Kaisa Neuvonen, Michael B Edmond, Riitta Sauni, F Selcen Kilinc Balci, Raluca C Mihalache

Author Affiliations

1: Cochrane Work Review Group, Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, PO Box 310, Kuopio, Finland, 70101.

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