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PERSPECTIVES

Nosocomial Omicron Outbreak in a Medical Ward During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic

Tsung-Lung Lu1 Department of Nursing, Dalin Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Chiayi County, TaiwanView further author information
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Yiling Chuang1 Department of Nursing, Dalin Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Chiayi County, TaiwanView further author information
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Chienhsiu Huang2 Department of Internal Medicine, Dalin Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Chiayi County, TaiwanCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Pages 309-315 | Received 07 Dec 2022, Accepted 18 Feb 2023, Published online: 28 Feb 2023

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