The prevalence of and risk factors for healthcare-associated infections in Slovenia: results of the second national survey
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Language: English
Page range: 239 - 247
Submitted on: Apr 1, 2016
Accepted on: May 10, 2016
Published on: Jul 28, 2016
Published by: National Institute of Public Health, Slovenia
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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© 2016 Irena Klavs, Jana Kolman, Tatjana Lejko Zupanc, Božena Kotnik Kevorkijan, Aleš Korošec, Mojca Serdt, , published by National Institute of Public Health, Slovenia
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