Assessment of an Educational Intervention Regarding Blood Cultures as Process Indicators in an Emergency Department in Argentina

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.51987/Rev.Hosp.Ital.B.Aires.v39i1.543

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María Florencia Grande Ratti
Central de Emergencias de Adultos. Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Argentina
Bernardo Martínez
Central de Emergencias de Adultos. Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Argentina

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Vol. 39 No. 1 (2019): Revista del Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires

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Grande Ratti MF, Martínez B. Assessment of an Educational Intervention Regarding Blood Cultures as Process Indicators in an Emergency Department in Argentina. Rev Hosp Ital B.Aires [Internet]. 2019 Mar. 30 [cited 2026 Jul. 6];39(1):25-6. Available from: https://ojs.hospitalitaliano.org.ar/index.php/revistahi/article/view/543

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