Infection control in long-term care facilities

Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 91-95

  Smith, Philip W ^a  

^a Internal Medicine Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACTIVE IMMUNIZATION; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENTEROBACTER INFECTION; EPIDEMIC; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; REVIEW; SALMONELLOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0031886601     PISSN: 10569103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00019048-199802000-00007     Document Type: Review

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