JAMDA
Volume 8, Issue 3, Supplement , Pages S18-S25 , March 2007

Infection Control in Long-Term Care Facilities

  • Chesley L. Richards Jr, MD, MPH

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Chesley L. Richards, Jr, MD, MPH, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Mailstop A-07, 1600 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30333.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2006.12.002

JAMDA
Volume 8, Issue 3, Supplement , Pages S18-S25 , March 2007

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