Environmental Investigation of a Long-term Care Hospital with Respect to COVID-19 |
Park, Min Woo
(Rapid Response Team, Korea Central Disease Control Headquaters, Korea Centers for Disease Control & Prevention)
Shin, Seung Hwan (Rapid Response Team, Korea Central Disease Control Headquaters, Korea Centers for Disease Control & Prevention) Cha, Jeong Ok (Rapid Response Team, Korea Central Disease Control Headquaters, Korea Centers for Disease Control & Prevention) Lim, Hyeon Jeong (Public Health Division, Daegu Metropolitan City) Kim, Jun Nyun (Rapid Response Team, Korea Central Disease Control Headquaters, Korea Centers for Disease Control & Prevention) |
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