Spine infections: Variations in incidence during the academic year

Spine

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 962-965

  Banco, Stephen P ^a   Vaccaro, Alexander R ^a   Blam, Oren ^a   Eck, Jason C ^a   Cotler, Jerome M ^a   Hilibrand, Alan S ^a   Albert, Todd J ^a   Murphey, Sheila ^a  

^a ROTHMAN INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Infection rate; Resident training; Spinal infection

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SPINAL CORD INFECTION; SPINE SURGERY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TRAINING;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FELLOWSHIPS AND SCHOLARSHIPS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SEASONS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TIME FACTORS; TRAUMA CENTERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036570944     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-200205010-00016     Document Type: Article

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