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Conclusion of Avery et al—Validation of Findings But Concern about Rationale

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Rebekah W. Moehring ,
Daniel J. Sexton  and
Deverick J. Anderson
Rebekah W. Moehring*
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
Daniel J. Sexton
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
Deverick J. Anderson
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
*
PO Box 102359, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710 (rebekah.moehring@duke.edu)
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Information
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 33 , Issue 8 , August 2012 , pp. 856 - 857
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2012

References

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