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RITUAL project - Reducing Urinary Catheter-associated urinary tract infection in internal medicine wards

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Maria João lobão
Internal Medicine Department, Hospital de Cascais, Lusíadas Saúde, Cascais, Portugal; NOVA National School of Public Health, Public Health Research Centre, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal; Comprehensive Health Research Center (CHRC), Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal.
Sílvia Moreira da Silva
Paulo Sousa
NOVA National School of Public Health, Public Health Research Centre, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal; Comprehensive Health Research Center (CHRC), Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal.
Keywords:
Portugal, Urinary Catheterization/adverse effects, Urinary Catheters/adverse effects, Urinary Tract Infections

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Vol. 3 No. 4 (2022): Outubro | Dezembro
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Published: Dec 30, 2022