Status of infection surveillance and control programs in the United States, 1992-1996

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 392-400

  Nguyêñ, Giang T ^a   Proctor, Suzanne E ^a   Sinkowitz Cochran, Ronda L ^a   Garrett, Denise O ^a   Jarvis, William R ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034544907     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mic.2000.110298     Document Type: Article

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