Mopping up hospital infection

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 85-100

  Dancer, S J ^a  

^a NHS GREATER GLASGOW AND CLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cleaning; Domestic services; Hospital acquired infection

Indexed keywords

CLEANING; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HOSPITAL HYGIENE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; MICROBIOLOGY; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0032879855     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhin.1999.0616     Document Type: Review

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