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An Examination of Stewardship Interventions by Major Category in an Urban Academic Medical Center

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

James Pellerin ,
Michael Edmond ,
Gonzalo Bearman ,
Kimberly Lee  and
Michael P. Stevens
James Pellerin*
Affiliation:
Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, Richmond, Virginia
Michael Edmond
Affiliation:
Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, Richmond, Virginia
Gonzalo Bearman
Affiliation:
Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, Richmond, Virginia
Kimberly Lee
Affiliation:
Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, Richmond, Virginia
Michael P. Stevens
Affiliation:
Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, Richmond, Virginia
*
Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, 1300 East Marshall Street, P.O. Box 980019, Richmond, Virginia 23298 (jpelleri@mcvh-vcu.edu)
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Letters To The Editor
Information
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 33 , Issue 4: Special Topic Issue: Antimicrobial Stewardship , April 2012 , pp. 432 - 434
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2012

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