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A Needleless Intravenous System: An Effective Risk Management Strategy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 June 2016

Jean Rutowski*
Affiliation:
Infusion Therapy Department, Columbia Hospital, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Susan L. Peterson
Affiliation:
Nursing Administration, Columbia Hospital, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
*
Columbia Hospital, 2025 East Newport Avenue, Milwaukee, WI53211

Abstract

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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 1993

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