Cost-effective infection control success story: A case presentation

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 293-294

  Slater, Fran ^a  

^a HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD VESSEL CATHETERIZATION; CATHETER; CONFERENCE PAPER; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RATE; INTENSIVE CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE;

EID: 0035042407     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid0702.010229     Document Type: Conference Paper

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5. Decision analysis: A tool for infection control