The estimation of costs attributable to nosocomial infection: Prolongation of hospitahzation and calculation of alternative costs;Estimación del coste atribuible a la infección nosoccmial: Prolongation de la estancia hospitalaria y cálcule de costes alternatives

Medicina Clinica

Volumn 106, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 441-444

  Pena C ^a,b   Pujol, M ^a   Pallares R ^a   Corbella, X ^a   Vidal, T ^a   Tortras, N ^a   Ariza, J ^a   Gudiol, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI DE BELLVITGE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST; CROSS INFECTION; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COHORT STUDIES; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0344804927     PISSN: 00257753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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