Infection control practices in intensive care units of 14 European countries

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 872-879

  Moro, M L ^a   Jepsen, O B ^b  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b National Center for Hospital Hygiene Copenhagen   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Compliance; Control measures; Intensive care units; Nosocomial infections

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISEASE CONTROL; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 0029797107     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02044110     Document Type: Article

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