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Incidence of Nosocomial Infection in a Brand-new Hospital

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Ricardo Bou ,
Pilar Ramos ,
Miguel Peris ,
Miguel Salavert ,
Angel Aguilar  and
Javier Colomina
Ricardo Bou
Affiliation:
Hospital de la Ribera Alzira, Valencia, Spain
Pilar Ramos
Affiliation:
Hospital de la Ribera Alzira, Valencia, Spain
Miguel Peris
Affiliation:
Hospital de la Ribera Alzira, Valencia, Spain
Miguel Salavert
Affiliation:
Hospital de la Ribera Alzira, Valencia, Spain
Angel Aguilar
Affiliation:
Hospital de la Ribera Alzira, Valencia, Spain
Javier Colomina
Affiliation:
Hospital de la Ribera Alzira, Valencia, Spain
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Information
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 23 , Issue 6 , June 2002 , pp. 299 - 300
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2002

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