Long-term prognosis of patients with surgical wound infections

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 799-805

  Poulsen, Kjeld B ^a   Gottschau, Adam ^b  

^a National Center for Hospital Hygiene Copenhagen   (Denmark)

^b STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTAMINATION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; SURGICAL WOUND; WOUND INFECTION;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PROGNOSIS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0030931133     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002689900309     Document Type: Article

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