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The prevalence of and risk factors for healthcare-associated infections in Slovenia: results of the second national survey Cover

The prevalence of and risk factors for healthcare-associated infections in Slovenia: results of the second national survey

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|Jul 2016

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/sjph-2016-0033 | Journal eISSN: 1854-2476 | Journal ISSN: 0351-0026
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
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 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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