Infection control programs in skilled nursing long-term care facilities: An assessment, 1995

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 4-9

  Goldrick, Barbara A ^a,b  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RATE; LONG TERM CARE; NURSING HOME; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT;

EID: 0033037987     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-6553(99)70068-4     Document Type: Article

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