Infections Acquired in the Nursery: Epidemiology and Control

Infectious Diseases of the Fetus and Newborn Infant

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 1179-1205

  Heath, Joan A ^a   Zerr, Danielle M ^a,b  

^a SEATTLE CHILDREN S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1016/B0-72-160537-0/50037-2     Document Type: Chapter

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