Severity of illness scoring systems to adjust nosocomial infection rates: A review and commentary

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 429-434

  Keita Perse, Olivia ^a   Gaynes, Robert P ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MORTALITY; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 0030479254     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-6553(96)90036-X     Document Type: Article

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