Towards a better awareness of Clostridium difficile-associated infection;Hacia una mayor concienciación de la infección asociada a Clostridium difficile

Medicina Clinica

Volumn 137, Issue 13, 2011, Pages 591-593

  Sabrià, Miquel ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI GERMANS TRIAS I PUJOL   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AWARENESS; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; EDITORIAL; HUMAN;

EID: 80455164522     PISSN: 00257753     EISSN: 15788989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.medcli.2011.06.014     Document Type: Article

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