National disease burden due to waterborne transmission of nosocomial pathogens is substantially overestimated [1] (multiple letters)

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 163, Issue 16, 2003, Pages 1974-1975

  Hunter, Paul R ^a   Anaissie, Elias J ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SUPPLY;

BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 0041833730     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinte.163.16.1974-a     Document Type: Letter

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