A user evaluation of the Nosocomial Infection National Surveillance System: Surgical site infection module

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 114-121

  Wilson, J A ^a   Ward, V P ^a   Coello, R ^a   Charlett, A ^b   Pearson, A ^a  

^a CENTRAL PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Evaluation; Surgical site infection; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DATA ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; PATIENT CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; STANDARDIZATION; SURGEON; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; ARTICLE; CROSS INFECTION; EVALUATION; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

CROSS INFECTION; ENGLAND; EVALUATION STUDIES; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0036780814     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhin.2002.1272     Document Type: Article

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