ANTT: An essential tool for effective blood culture collection

British Journal of Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 14 SUPPL., 2011, Pages

  Rowley, Stephen ^a   Clare, Simon ^a  

^a Association for Safe Aseptic Practice   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asepsis; Best practice; Blood culture collection; Infection

Indexed keywords

EID: 79961056475     PISSN: 09660461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/bjon.2011.20.sup7.s9     Document Type: Article

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