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Human Factors and Systems Engineering: The Future of Infection Prevention?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 July 2018

Priti R. Patel  and
Alexander J. Kallen
Priti R. Patel*
Affiliation:
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
Alexander J. Kallen
Affiliation:
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
*
Address correspondence to Priti R. Patel, MD, MPH, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd, MS A-31, Atlanta, GA 30333 ([email protected]).
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 39 , Issue 7 , July 2018 , pp. 849 - 851
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