Working with symptoms of a respiratory infection: staff who care for high-risk individuals.

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Published in Am J Infect Control on September 01, 2007

Authors

Sherri LaVela1, Barry Goldstein, Bridget Smith, Frances M Weaver

Author Affiliations

1: Spinal Cord Injury Quality Enhancement Research Initiative, Department of Veterans Affairs, Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital, Hines, Illinois, USA. Sherri.LaVela@va.gov

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