Surveillance in acute care and nonacute care settings: Current issues and concepts

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 121-124

  Lee, Terrie B ^a  

^a CHARLESTON AREA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; PATIENT CARE; POPULATION RISK; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030937011     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-6553(97)90039-0     Document Type: Article

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