Infection control in Saudi Arabia: Meeting the challenge

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 57-65

  Memish, Ziad A ^a  

^a KING FAHAD NATIONAL GUARD HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B(E) ANTIGEN; INFLUENZA VACCINE; MENINGOCOCCUS VACCINE;

BLOODBORNE BACTERIUM; EPIDEMIC MENINGITIS; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEMORRHAGIC FEVER; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MOSLEM; POLICY; RELIGION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SAUDI ARABIA; SCREENING; TRAVEL; VACCINATION; VIRUS HEMORRHAGIC FEVER; ZOONOSIS;

EID: 0036174693     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mic.2002.120905     Document Type: Article

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