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Review Article| Volume 32, ISSUE 3, P585-607, August 2016

Infections in Nursing Homes

Epidemiology and Prevention Programs
  • Ana Montoya
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    Division of Geriatric and Palliative Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, 300 North Ingalls Street, Room 905, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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  • Marco Cassone
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    Division of Geriatric and Palliative Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, 300 North Ingalls Street, Room 905, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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  • Lona Mody
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    Corresponding author. Division of Geriatric and Palliative Care Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, 300 North Ingalls Street, Room 905, Ann Arbor, MI 48109.
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    Division of Geriatric and Palliative Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, 300 North Ingalls Street, Room 905, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA

    Geriatrics Research Education and Clinical Center, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, 2215 Fuller Drive, 11G GRECC, Ann Arbor, MI 48105, USA
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