Analyzing pathogen transmission in the dialysis unit: Time for a (schedule) change?

Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1176-1185

  Hotchkiss, John R ^a   Holley, Paul ^b   Crooke, Philip S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Holley Associates   (United States)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CROSS INFECTION; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MONTE CARLO METHOD; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; CROSS INFECTION; DECONTAMINATION; HUMANS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; RENAL DIALYSIS;

EID: 38449098948     PISSN: 15559041     EISSN: 1555905X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2215/CJN.00130107     Document Type: Article

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