The epic project: developing national evidence-based guidelines for preventing healthcare associated infections. Phase I: Guidelines for preventing hospital-acquired infections. Department of Health (England).

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Published in J Hosp Infect on January 01, 2001

Authors

R J Pratt1, C Pellowe, H P Loveday, N Robinson, G W Smith, S Barrett, P Davey, P Harper, C Loveday, C McDougall, A Mulhall, S Privett, C Smales, L Taylor, B Weller, M Wilcox, Department of Health (England)

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1: Richard Wells Research Centre, Wolfson Institute of Health Sciences, Thames Valley University, London. robert.pratt@tvu.ac.uk

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