Accuracy of economic studies on surgical site infection

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 102-107

  Yasunaga, H ^a   Ide, H ^a   Imamura, T ^a   Ohe, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Health economics; Surgical site infection

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; CALCULATION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MORBIDITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; STANDARD; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

CROSS INFECTION; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 33947732652     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2006.07.008     Document Type: Review

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