The funding and organization of infection control in NHS hospital trusts: A study of infection control professionals' views

Health Services Management Research

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 71-84

  Croxson, Bronwyn ^a   Allen, P ^b   Roberts, J A ^b   Archibald, K ^b   Crawshaw, S ^b   Taylor, L ^c  

^a New Zealand Treasury   (New Zealand)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c CENTRAL PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BUDGET; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; HOSPITAL PHYSICIAN; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NURSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED KINGDOM; WARD;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BUDGETS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS INFECTION; ENGLAND; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION CONTROL PRACTITIONERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 0037908842     PISSN: 09514848     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/095148403321591393     Document Type: Article

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