Morbidity, mortality, and the cost of nosocomial infections in critical care

Current Opinion in Critical Care

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 347-351

  Girou, Emmanuelle ^a   Brun Buisson, Christian ^a  

^a HENRI MONDOR HOSPITAL   (France)

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EID: 0003178934     PISSN: 10705295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00075198-199610000-00002     Document Type: Article

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