Risk factors for nosocomial infections in critically ill newborns: A 5-year prospective cohort study
Authors:
- Conceição A.M. SegreCSConceição A.M. Segre
- Cresio R. PereiraCPCresio R. Pereira
- Maria Fatima S. CardosoMCMaria Fatima S. Cardoso
- Claudia V. SilvaCSClaudia V. Silva
- Julia T. FukushimaJFJulia T. Fukushima
- 1 April 2001
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier in American Journal of Infection Control
- Vol. 29 (2) , 109-114
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