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Infection Control Today - 08/2003: References
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AUGUST REFERENCES
TECHNOLOGIES, NEW GUIDELINES WORK TO REDUCEINVASIVE DEVICE-RELATED INFECTIONS, BY KELLI M. DONLEY, PAGE 10
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GUIDELINES FOR MAINTAINING THE STERILE FIELD,BY JOHN ROARK, PAGE 14
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CRIMINAL ELEMENT: SILENT INVADERS FROM THEU.S. CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM, BY KATHY DIX, PAGE 32
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DISINFECTANTS IN THE CUSTODY SETTING: A VIABLEALTERNATIVE TO TOXIC CHEMICALS, BY LARRY WEISS, MD, PAGE 35.
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NO MAGIC NUMBER FOR INSTRUMENT-SET WEIGHT,BY BECKI HARTER CST, RCST, CRCST, FEL, PAGE 38
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