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Caution Should Be Exercised When Using the Standardized Infection Ratio

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 June 2016

Miguel Delgado-Rodríguez  and
Javier Llorca
Miguel Delgado-Rodríguez
Affiliation:
Division of Preventive Medicine & Public Health, University of Jaen, Jaen, Spain
Javier Llorca
Affiliation:
Division of Preventive Medicine & Public Health, University of Cantabria, Cantabria, Spain
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Letter to the Editor
Information
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 26 , Issue 1 , January 2005 , pp. 8 - 9
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2005

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