Factors associated with risk of surgical wound infections

American Journal of Medical Quality

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2006, Pages

  Hollenbeak, Christopher S ^a   Lave, Judith R ^b   Zeddies, Timothy ^c   Pei, Yanfen ^d   Roland, Constance E ^d   Sun, Eugene F ^e  

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c Independence Blue Cross   (United States)

^d Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council   (United States)

^e HealthAmerica   (United States)

Author keywords

Hospital acquired infections; Hospitals; Risk factors; Surgical wound infections

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL INFECTION; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PENNSYLVANIA; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 33750564063     PISSN: 10628606     EISSN: 1555824X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1062860606294602     Document Type: Article

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