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Surgical site infection prevention policies and adherence in California hospitals, 2010.

Columbia University School of Nursing, New York, NY 10032, USA.
Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology (impact factor: 3.67). 06/2012; 33(6):640-1. DOI:10.1086/665716 pp.640-1
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