Contamination Level of Stethoscopes Used By Physicians and Physician Assistants

Robert L. Wilkins; Ruben D. Restrepo; Kenrick C. Bourne; Noha Daher; Noha S. Daher

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Contamination Level of Stethoscopes Used By Physicians and Physician Assistants

Robert L. Wilkins, Ruben D. Restrepo, Kenrick C. Bourne, Noha Daher, Noha S. Daher

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Original language	American English
Journal	The Journal of Physician Assistant Education
Volume	18
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/01367895-200718020-00007
State	Published - Jan 1 2007

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Medicine and Health Sciences

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