National prevalence survey on hospital infections in Norway

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 331-335

  Scheel, O ^a   Stormark, M ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Hospital infections; National prevalence survey

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NORWAY; SEPTICEMIA; SURGICAL INFECTION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 0032959725     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhin.1998.0520     Document Type: Article

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