Surgical site infection prevention policies and adherence in California hospitals, 2010.
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Author(s): Laurie J. Conway, RN, MS, CIC; Monika Pogorzelska, PhD, MPH; Elaine L. Larson, PhD, RN, FAAN, CIC; Patricia W. Stone, PhD, RN, FAAN Reviewed work(s): Source: Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, Vol. 33, No. 6 (June 2012), pp. 640-641 Published by: The University of Chicago Press on behalf of The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/665716 . Accessed: 25/10/2012 11:46
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Infection control and hospital epidemiology
دوره 33 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2012