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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Craig A. Umscheid ,
Matthew D. Mitchell  and
Jalpa A. Doshi
Craig A. Umscheid*
Affiliation:
Center for Evidence-Based Practice, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Matthew D. Mitchell
Affiliation:
Center for Evidence-Based Practice, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jalpa A. Doshi
Affiliation:
Center for Evidence-Based Practice, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
*
Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania, 3535 Market Street, Mezzanine, Suite 50, Philadelphia, PA 19104 ([email protected])
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 32 , Issue 9 , September 2011 , pp. 928 - 930
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