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Nurses’ perception and attitudes towards oral care practices for mechanically ventilated patients

Mahmoud A. Alja’afreh, Sultan M. Mosleh and Sakhaa S. Habashneh
Saudi Medical Journal April 2018, 39 (4) 379-385; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2018.4.21749

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