Australian Infection Control Association members' use of skills and resources that promote evidence-based infection control

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 116-122

  Murphy, Cathryn L ^a   McLaws, M L ^b  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE;

EID: 0034050604     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mic.2000.102379     Document Type: Article

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