Infection control in the community: A pragmatic approach

British Journal of Community Nursing

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 282-288

  Swanson, John ^a   Jeanes, Annette ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community; Infection prevention; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958093797     PISSN: 14624753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/bjcn.2011.16.6.282     Document Type: Article

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