Hydration response technology and managing infection

Journal of Community Nursing

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Evans, Julie ^a  

^a MORRISTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hydration response technology (HRT); Meticillin resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954949689     PISSN: 02634465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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