Infection rates rise in overcrowded hospitals: study
Thursday, June 26, 2008 - 11:56
in Health & Medicine
Overcrowded hospitals are more likely to have outbreaks of infections than hospitals that aren't filled to capacity, researchers reported in a British medical journal published Tuesday.
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