National Conference on Prevention of Device-Mediated Bloodborne Infections
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Japan National University Hospitals Infection Control Conference (JNUHICC) report: data summary of device-associated infections
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عنوان ژورنال: Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology
سال: 1992
ISSN: 0899-823X,1559-6834
DOI: 10.1017/s0899823x00088024