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Friday, 17 April 2009

The Joint Commission

Joint Commission Online (newsletter) - March 2009 (issued 2 April).

Measuring hand hygiene adherence: making the what, why and how decisions. Joint Commission, partners release free educational monograph.

This month (newsletter): March 2009 (issued 1 April).

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