INFECTION CONTROL IN HOME CARE
Keywords:
As life expectancy in the U.S. population continues to increase and patients with chronic illnesses live longer, home care will continue to expandAbstract
Efforts to decrease length of hospital stay and shift care toambulatory settings, as well as patient and family preferenceto receive care at home, have contributed to the substantialgrowth of home care in the past decade.
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