Reducing antimicrobial-resistant infections in health care settings: What works?

Issues in Infectious Diseases

Volumn 6, Issue , 2010, Pages 89-101

  Rezai, Katayoun ^a   Weinstein, Robert A ^a  

^a Jr Hospital of Cook County   (United States)

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EID: 77955116904     PISSN: 16601890     EISSN: 16623819     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1159/000298758     Document Type: Article

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