Skin antisepsis survey in Australia-New Zealand neonatal nurseries

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 601-602

  Shah, Dharmesh ^a,b   Tracy, Mark ^a,b  

^a WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE;

ANTISEPSIS; AUSTRALIA; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; LETTER; NEW ZEALAND; NURSERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN DECONTAMINATION;

ANTISEPSIS; AUSTRALIA; CHLORHEXIDINE; CROSS INFECTION; DISINFECTANTS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 84880240604     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jpc.12274     Document Type: Letter

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