Staffing requirements for infection control programs in US health care facilities: Delphi project

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 321-333

  Jackson, Marguerite ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UCSD MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RESPONSIBILITY; TASK PERFORMANCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036795926     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mic.2002.127930     Document Type: Article

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