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The Importance of Case-Mix Adjustment for Infection Rates and the Need for More Research

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Anthony D. Harris  and
Jessina C. McGregor
Anthony D. Harris
Affiliation:
Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland
Jessina C. McGregor
Affiliation:
Oregon State University College of Pharmacy, Portland, Oregon
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 29 , Issue 8 , August 2008 , pp. 693 - 694
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2008

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