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RESEARCH ARTICLE

Costs of a contact screening activity in a neonatal intensive care unit

Kate E. Fisher A , Nicole F. Cook B and Guy B. Marks C
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A Department of Community Paediatrics, South Western Sydney Local Health District

B Community Health/Paediatric Ambulatory Care Services, South Western Sydney Local Health District

C Department of Respiratory Medicine, Liverpool Hospital

NSW Public Health Bulletin 24(1) 29-31 https://doi.org/10.1071/NB12108
Published: 15 July 2013


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