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An invisible workforce: the neglected role of cleaners in patient safety on maternity units

Suzanne CrossThe Soapbox Collaborative, Aberdeen, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Giorgia GonDepartment of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9741-7712View further author information
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Emma MorrisonThe Soapbox Collaborative, Aberdeen, UKView further author information
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Koasar AfsanaHealth, Nutrition & Population Programme, BRAC, Dhaka Division, Dhaka, BangladeshView further author information
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Said M. AliPemba Public Health Laboratory Ivo de Carneri, ZanzibarView further author information
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Tina ManjangHorizons Trust Gambia, Fajara, The GambiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4325-7661View further author information
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Lamin MannehMinistry of Health & Social Welfare, Banjul, The GambiaView further author information
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Atiya RahmanResearch & Evaluation Division, BRAC, Dhaka Division, Dhaka, BangladeshView further author information
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Deepak SaxenaIndian Institute of Public Health, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, IndiaView further author information
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Kranti VoraIndian Institute of Public Health, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, IndiaView further author information
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Wendy J. GrahamThe Soapbox Collaborative, Aberdeen, UK;Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UKView further author information
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Article: 1480085 | Received 06 Feb 2018, Accepted 14 May 2018, Published online: 15 Jan 2019

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