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Interventions Used for Reducing Readmissions for Surgical Site Infections

Dennis C. EmmettDepartment of Management and Health Care Administration, Brad D. Smith Graduate School of Business, Marshall University, South Charleston, WV, USACorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 103-107 | Published online: 10 Aug 2020

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