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A Double-Edged Sword and a Golden Opportunity for Healthcare Epidemiology

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 30 , Issue 1 , January 2009 , pp. 1 - 3
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2009

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