Adjunctive use of monthly physician questionnaires for surveillance of surgical site infections after hospital discharge and in ambulatory surgical patients: Report of a seven-year experience

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 390-394

  Manian, Farrin A ^a   Meyer, Lynn ^a  

^a ST JOHN S MERCY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY SURGERY; ARTICLE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; SURGICAL WOUND; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0030874494     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-6553(97)90084-5     Document Type: Article

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