Infection Control Practices in Assisted Living Facilities: A Response to Hepatitis B Virus Infection Outbreaks •
✍ Scribed by Patel, Ami S.; White‐Comstock, Mary Beth; Woolard, C. Diane; Perz, Joseph F.
- Book ID
- 123963991
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 207 KB
- Volume
- 30
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0899-823X
- DOI
- 10.1086/595693
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