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Comprehensive Child and Adolescent Nursing Volume 39, 2016 - Issue 2
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Comparison of Pediatric Burn Wound Colonization and the Surrounding Environment

Sara E. ForeBurn Wound Colonization, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, USACorrespondence[email protected]
, BSN, RN,
Emily C. MunchelBurn Wound Colonization, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
, BSN, RN, CPN,
Seth GoldsteinBurn Wound Colonization, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
, MD,
Joanne MillsBurn Wound Colonization, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
, MAS, RN,
Sarah VanderwagenBurn Wound Colonization, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
, BSN, RN,
Dylan StewartBurn Wound Colonization, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
, MD &
Paul ColombaniBurn Wound Colonization, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
, MD, MBA, FACS show all
Pages 154-160 | Received 20 Jan 2016, Accepted 14 Mar 2016, Published online: 27 Apr 2016

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