Toward better benchmarking

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 433-434

  Platt, Richard ^a,b,c  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; EDITORIAL; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; MEDICARE; OUTPATIENT; QUALITY CONTROL; SURGICAL INFECTION;

BENCHMARKING; CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); CROSS INFECTION; HUMANS; JOINT COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION OF HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS; SURGERY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 18844448129     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/502563     Document Type: Editorial

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