Nosocomial infection in Auckland Healthcare hospitals

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 110, Issue 1050, 1997, Pages 314-316

  Nicholls, Tanya M ^a   Morris, Arthur J ^b,c  

^a AUCKLAND CITY HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b NATIONAL WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^c Auckland Hlthcare Infect Contr S ^*  (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; NEW ZEALAND; PREVALENCE;

ADULT; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HOSPITALS, SPECIAL; HUMANS; NEW ZEALAND; PREVALENCE;

EID: 0031583406     PISSN: 00288446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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