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Diarrhea: A Neglected Nosocomial Hazard?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 March 2023

Barry Farr
Barry Farr*
Affiliation:
Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Virginia Medical Center, Charlottesville, Virginia
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Department of Internal Medicine, University of Virginia Medical Center, Box 473, Charlottesville, VA 22908
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 12 , Issue 6 , June 1991 , pp. 343 - 344
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 1991

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