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Radiographic Films: Potential Source of Nosocomial Infections?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Teresita J. Lamoste
Affiliation:
Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York
Edward K. Chapnick
Affiliation:
Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York
John R. Protic
Affiliation:
Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York
Jose E. Hernandez
Affiliation:
Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York
Perry S. Gerard
Affiliation:
Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York
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Abstract

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Type
Letters to the Editor
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2001

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