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VOLUME 18 , ISSUE 3 ( March, 2014 ) > List of Articles

EDITORIAL

Preventing hospital acquired infections: A challenge we must accept

Prashant Saxena

Citation Information : Saxena P. Preventing hospital acquired infections: A challenge we must accept. Indian J Crit Care Med 2014; 18 (3):125-126.

DOI: 10.4103/0972-5229.128699

License: CC BY-ND 3.0

Published Online: 01-12-2014

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2014; The Author(s).


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