Surgical site infection surveillance: An effective preventive measure;La surveillance des infections du site opératoire: Un moyen de prévention efficace

Revue Medicale de la Suisse Romande

Volumn 121, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 125-128

  Troillet, N ^a  

^a Institut Central des Hopitaux Valaisans   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROSS INFECTION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; METHODOLOGY; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; REVIEW; SURGICAL INFECTION; SWITZERLAND;

CROSS INFECTION; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 0035259208     PISSN: 00353655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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