Prevalence of hospital acquired infections in Norway 1999 and 2000;Sykehusinfeksjoner i Norge 1999 og 2000

Tidsskrift for den Norske Laegeforening

Volumn 122, Issue 25, 2002, Pages 2440-2443

  Eriksen, Hanne Merete ^a   Iversen, Bjørn G ^a   Aavitsland, Preben ^a  

^a Nasjonalt Folkehelseinstitutt   (Norway)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; NORWAY; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SEPTICEMIA; SURGICAL INFECTION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

CROSS INFECTION; HUMANS; NORWAY; PREVALENCE; REGISTRIES; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SEPSIS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 0037145441     PISSN: 00292001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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