Controlling methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: A feedback approach using annotated statistical process control charts

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 13-18

  Curran, Evonne T ^a   Benneyan, James C ^b   Hood, John ^a  

^a GLASGOW ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROL SYSTEM; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; INFECTION CONTROL; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WARD;

EID: 0036171179     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/501961     Document Type: Article

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