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Dental Unit Water Systems Harbor Large Numbers of Microorganisms

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Marina E.T. Merne ,
Mirja H. Puranen ,
Stina M. Syrjänen  and
Pekka M. Hyvönen
Marina E.T. Merne
Affiliation:
University of Turku, Turku, Finland
Mirja H. Puranen
Affiliation:
University of Turku, Turku, Finland
Stina M. Syrjänen
Affiliation:
University of Turku, Turku, Finland
Pekka M. Hyvönen
Affiliation:
University of Kuopio, Kuopio, Finland
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Information
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 21 , Issue 5 , May 2000 , pp. 301 - 302
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2000

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