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Role of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in the upgrading of personal hygiene. A cross-sectional study in Saudi Arabia

Yosef M. Zakout, Fahmida Khatoon, Mohamad A. Bealy, Nuha AR. Khalil and Awdah M. Alhazimi
Saudi Medical Journal November 2020, 41 (11) 1263-1269; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2020.11.25402

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