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One-Day Point-Prevalence Survey of Central, Arterial, and Peripheral Line Use in Adult Inpatients

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Katherine A. Voges
Affiliation:
Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana
Douglas Webb
Affiliation:
Clarian Health Partners, Indianapolis, Indiana
Lauren L. Fish
Affiliation:
Clarian Health Partners, Indianapolis, Indiana
Amy B. Kressel*
Affiliation:
Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana
*
Indiana University School of Medicine, 535 Barnhill Drive, EH 435, Indianapolis, IN 46202

Abstract

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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2009

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