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Antimicrobial Stewardship on the Frontier: A Pilot Study of Training Using an Electronic Learning Network

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Susan M. Kellie*
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico
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2211 Lomas NE, MSC 10 5550, Albuquerque, NM 87131 (skellie@salud.unm.edu)
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Abstract

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Letters to the Editor
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2012

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