Cost of nosocomial infections in the pediatric intensive care unit

Seminars in Pediatric Infectious Diseases

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 239-242

  Sachdeva, R C ^a  

^a TEXAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITALIZATION; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; REVIEW;

EID: 0032746643     PISSN: 10451870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1045-1870(99)80030-2     Document Type: Article

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