Cost analysis of a hospital-wide selective screening programme for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) carriers in the context of diagnosis related groups (DRG) payment
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- 1 June 2005
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier in Clinical Microbiology & Infection
- Vol. 11 (6) , 466-471
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-0691.2005.01153.x
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