Feasibility of national surveillance of health-care-associated infections in home-care settings

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 233-236

  Manangan, Lilia P ^a   Pearson, Michele L ^a   Tokars, Jerome I ^a   Miller, Elaine ^a   Jarvis, William R ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA ANALYSIS; DEVICE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL CARE; INFECTION RATE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL CARE; PATIENT CARE; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SAFETY; TRAINING;

EID: 0036196882     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid0803.010098     Document Type: Review

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