COVID-19 contamination of high-touch surfaces in the public domain.

Ir J Med Sci

Department of Molecular Medicine, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Beaumont Hospital, Smurfit Building, Dublin 9, Ireland.

Published: December 2022

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