Evaluation of the SENIC risk index in a Spanish university hospital

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 196-199

  Valls, Victoria ^a,b,c   Diez, Manuel ^a   Ena, Javier ^a,b   Gutiérrez, Alberto ^a   Gómez Herruz, Peña ^a   Martin, Antonio ^a   Gónzalez Palacios, Rosario ^a   Granell, Javier ^c  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO PRÍNCIPE DE ASTURIAS   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL MARINA BAIXA   (Spain)

^c Urb Jardín del Mar Mediterráneo ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CROSS INFECTION; DOCUMENTATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPAIN; SURGICAL INFECTION; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ABSTRACTING AND INDEXING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY, 300 TO 499; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPAIN; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0033091376     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/501611     Document Type: Article

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