Steps to lowering blood culture contamination rates in the ED

Nursing Management

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 10-12

  Ropp, Paul ^a  

^a Hernando County Schools   (United States)

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EID: 84860279533     PISSN: 07446314     EISSN: 15388670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NUMA.0000410918.45089.cd     Document Type: Article

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