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The preceding letter was referred to Dr. Frederick G. Hayden for a reply

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Frederick G. Hayden
Frederick G. Hayden*
Affiliation:
Division of Virology-Epidemiology, University of Virginia Medical Center, Charlottesville, Virginia
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 4 , Issue 2 , April 1983 , pp. 74 - 78
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