AJIC: American Journal of Infection Control
Volume 37, Issue 8 , Pages 687-688 , October 2009

Infection prevention and control in home health care: The nurse's bag

  • Irena Bakunas-Kenneley, PhD, APRN-BC, CIC

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106-4904.
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  • Elizabeth A. Madigan, PhD, RN, FAAN

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PII: S0196-6553(09)00541-0

doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2009.03.004

AJIC: American Journal of Infection Control
Volume 37, Issue 8 , Pages 687-688 , October 2009