Liability relating to contracting infectious diseases in hospitals

Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 211-227

  Miller, Jennifer M ^a,b  

^a S Illinois University School of Law   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; LAW SUIT; LEGAL ASPECT; LEGAL LIABILITY; NEGLIGENCE; NOTE; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ECONOMICS; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; LAW; REVIEW; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PROFESSIONAL-TO-PATIENT; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; LEGISLATION, HOSPITAL; LIABILITY, LEGAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 3142694311     PISSN: 01947648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01947640490457497     Document Type: Note

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