The Swedish municipal infection control nurse
Susanne Wiklund
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Department of Infection Control and Hospital Hygiene, Stockholm County Council, Stockholm South General Hospital, Hiss S, Plan 1, SE 118 83, Stockholm, Sweden. Email: susanne.viklund@sll.se
Healthcare Infection 14(2) 61-64 https://doi.org/10.1071/HI09109
Published: 11 June 2009
Abstract
This report summarises the activities of the Swedish municipal infection control nurse and provides historical background surrounding the development of infection control in the municipal setting.
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