Surveillance of surgical-site infections in orthopedics

Acta Orthopaedica Scandinavica

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 172-174

  Walenkamp, Geert ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; OPERATING ROOM; SURGICAL INFECTION;

HOSPITAL RECORDS; HUMANS; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0038017024     PISSN: 00016470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016470310013905     Document Type: Editorial

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