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Original Research

Quality of Respiratory Infection Disease Prevention in Outpatient and Emergency Departments in Hospitals in Inner Mongolia, China: An Exit Poll Survey

Yijing Xie1 Health Management Faculty and Research Institute for Health Policy of Inner Mongolia, Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, People’s Republic of China;2 Epidemiology Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Songkhla, ThailandORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4323-3547
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Edward McNeil2 Epidemiology Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Songkhla, ThailandORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9492-1040
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Yancun Fan1 Health Management Faculty and Research Institute for Health Policy of Inner Mongolia, Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, People’s Republic of China
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Virasakdi Chongsuvivatwong2 Epidemiology Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Songkhla, ThailandORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9850-4463
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Xingsheng Zhao3 Inner Mongolia People’s Hospital, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, People’s Republic of China
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Hutcha Sriplung2 Epidemiology Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Songkhla, ThailandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 501-508 | Published online: 02 Jun 2020

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