Journal of Emergency Nursing
Volume 33, Issue 2 , Pages 119-134 , April 2007

Respiratory Hygiene in the Emergency Department

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 Supervising Editors: David A. Talan, MD, and Michael L. Callaham, MDReprinted from Annals of Emergency Medicine, 48, Rothman RE, Irvin CB, Moran GJ, Sauer L, Bradshaw YS, Fry RB Jr, et al, Respiratory hygiene in the emergency department, 570-82. Copyright 2006 with permission from the American College of Emergency Physicians.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jen.2007.01.013

Journal of Emergency Nursing
Volume 33, Issue 2 , Pages 119-134 , April 2007

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