AHRQ Projects to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections, Fiscal Year 2011.

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AHRQ Projects to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections, Fiscal Year 2011.

November 16, 2011

Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; October 2011. AHRQ Publication No. 09-P013-4-E.

This announcement highlights projects funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to reduce incidence of health care–associated infections.

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