Public health and healthcare-associated infections in the Netherlands

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 65, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2007, Pages 133-138

  de Boer, Annette S ^a   Coutinho, Roel A ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Infection control; Infection prevention; Netherlands; Public health; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; EUROPE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; LAW; NETHERLANDS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RESPONSIBILITY;

COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; NETHERLANDS; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE;

EID: 34249288248     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0195-6701(07)60030-9     Document Type: Article

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