How active resisters and organizational constipators affect health care-acquired infection prevention efforts.

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Published in Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf on May 01, 2009

Authors

Sanjay Saint1, Christine P Kowalski, Jane Banaszak-Holl, Jane Forman, Laura Damschroder, Sarah L Krein

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor HSR&D Center of Excellence, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, MI, USA. saint@umich.edu

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