Infection Control Issues in Construction and Renovation

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 587-596

  Carter, Cheryl D ^a   Barr, Brenda A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; CROSS INFECTION; EPIDEMIC; HOSPITAL DESIGN; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; LEGIONNAIRE DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RISK FACTOR; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ASPERGILLOSIS; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; GUIDELINES; HOSPITAL DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; LEGIONELLOSIS; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031204538     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/30141273     Document Type: Article

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