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Practice Guideline for Evaluation of Fever and Infection in Long-Term Care Facilities
dc.contributor.authorBentley, David W.en_US
dc.contributor.authorBradley, Suzanneen_US
dc.contributor.authorHigh, Kevin P.en_US
dc.contributor.authorSchoenbaum, Stephenen_US
dc.contributor.authorTaler, Georgeen_US
dc.contributor.authorYoshikawa, Thomas T.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2010-04-01T14:50:36Z
dc.date.available2010-04-01T14:50:36Z
dc.date.issued2001-02en_US
dc.identifier.citationBentley, David W.; Bradley, Suzanne; High, Kevin; Schoenbaum, Stephen; Taler, George; Yoshikawa, Thomas T. (2001). "Practice Guideline for Evaluation of Fever and Infection in Long-Term Care Facilities." Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 49(2): 210-222. <http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/65295>en_US
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dc.rightsAmerican Geriatrics Societyen_US
dc.titlePractice Guideline for Evaluation of Fever and Infection in Long-Term Care Facilitiesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelGeriatricsen_US
dc.subject.hlbtoplevelHealth Sciencesen_US
dc.description.peerreviewedPeer Revieweden_US
dc.contributor.affiliationumUniversity of Michigan School of Medicine, Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center, Ann Arbor Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan;en_US
dc.contributor.affiliationother* Division of Geriatric Medicine, St. Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis Veterans Affairs Medical Center, St. Louis, Missouri;en_US
dc.contributor.affiliationotherHarvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts;en_US
dc.contributor.affiliationotherDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina;en_US
dc.contributor.affiliationotherWashington Hospital Center, Washington, DC;en_US
dc.contributor.affiliationotherDepartment of Internal Medicine, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, and Martin Luther King, Jr.—Charles R. Drew Medical Center, Los Angeles, California;en_US
dc.contributor.affiliationotherCommonwealth Fund, New York, New Yorken_US
dc.identifier.pmid11207876en_US
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dc.identifier.sourceJournal of the American Geriatrics Societyen_US
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