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. 1996 Feb;17(2):108-13.
doi: 10.1086/647254.

Ethical aspects of infection control

L A Herwaldt  1
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Ethical aspects of infection control

L A Herwaldt. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 1996 Feb.

Abstract

This article describes ethical dilemmas faced routinely by infection control personnel and outlines the basic principles of ethics as applied to the practice of infection control and hospital epidemiology.

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  • Ethical aspects in infection control.
    Wagenvoort JH, Gelissen LL, Timpert H. Wagenvoort JH, et al. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 1997 May;18(5):304-5. doi: 10.1086/647615. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 1997. PMID: 9154470 No abstract available.

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