900Present or Absent on Admission: Impact of Change in National Healthcare Safety Network Surveillance Definitions
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Healthcare Safety Network Surveillance Definitions Lauren Farrell, MS, MLS(ASCP); Margaret Gilman, CIC; Eva Teszner, RN, CIC; Susan E. Coffin, MD, MPH; Julia Shaklee Sammons, MD, MSCE; Infection Prevention and Control, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA; Division of Infectious Diseases, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA; Perelman School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Infection Prevention and Control, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
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دوره 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2014