Isolating Patients in Hospital to Control Infection Part II--Who Should Be Isolated, and Where?

Overview

Journal Br Med J

Specialty General Medicine

Date 1978 Sep 2

PMID 698664

Citations 2

Authors

K D Bagshawe

R Blowers

O M LIDWELL

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