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Towns, Gowns, and Gloves: The Status of Infection Control in Community Hospitals

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 June 2016

August J. Valenti
August J. Valenti*
Affiliation:
Epidemiology and Infection Prevention, Maine Medical Center, Portland, Maine
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Epidemiology and Infection Prevention, Maine Medical Center, 22 Bramhall St., Portland, ME 04102-3134 (valena@mmc.org)
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 27 , Issue 3 , March 2006 , pp. 225 - 227
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2006

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