Infection control and the home care environment

Home Health Care Management and Practice

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 195-201

  Kenneley, Irena L ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Home care environment; Infection control in home care; Nurses' bag

Indexed keywords

EID: 77749265094     PISSN: 10848223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1084822309348695     Document Type: Article

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