JAMDA
Volume 11, Issue 8 , Pages 537-539 , October 2010

Limiting the Impact of Antibiotic Resistance in Nursing Homes

  • Paul Drinka, MD, CMD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Paul Drinka, MD, CMD, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, N3379 Bailey Street, Waupaca, WI 54981.

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PII: S1525-8610(10)00065-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2010.02.008

JAMDA
Volume 11, Issue 8 , Pages 537-539 , October 2010

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