Development and application of evaluation indices for hospital infection surveillance and control programs in the Republic of Korea

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 435-445

  Hyang, Soon Oh ^a   Hae, Won Cheong ^b   Seung, Eun Yi ^d   Kim, Ho ^b   Kang, Won Choe ^c   Sung, Il Cho ^b  

^a Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^d Catholic Kwandong University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY CARE; EVALUATION RESEARCH; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HAND WASHING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL BED; HOSPITAL HYGIENE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; NURSE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SOUTH KOREA; VALIDITY;

CROSS INFECTION; HEALTH SURVEYS; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY, 300 TO 499; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY, 500 AND OVER; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; KOREA; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 34247491575     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/512632     Document Type: Article

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