Recognizing And Responding to a New Era of Infectious and Communicable Diseases

Journal of Emergency Nursing

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 138-140

  Delaney, Molly B ^a   Reed, Laura ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; CROSS INFECTION; EMERGENCY NURSING; HUMAN; NURSING; PROCEDURES;

COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; CROSS INFECTION; EMERGENCY NURSING; HUMANS;

EID: 84924535033     PISSN: 00991767     EISSN: 15272966     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jen.2014.12.009     Document Type: Article

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