JAMDA
Volume 5, Issue 1 , Pages 59-60 , January 2004

What Has SARS Taught Us About Infection Control in Nursing Homes?

  • Paul J. Drinka, MD, CMD (Clinical Professor)

      Affiliations

    • Veterans Home, King, Wisconsin
    • Internal Medicine/Geriatrics, University of Wisconsin—Madison
    • Medical College of Wisconsin—Milwaukee
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Paul A. Drinka, MD, CMD, Wisconsin Veterans Home, N2665 County Highway QQ, MH 113, King, Wisconsin 54946-0620.

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JAMDA
Volume 5, Issue 1 , Pages 59-60 , January 2004

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