Confronting infection in the English National Health Service

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 65, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2007, Pages 23-26

  Duerden, Brian I ^a  

^a Department of Health ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Department of Health (England); Infection Prevention and Control; National NHS programme in England

Indexed keywords

ANTISEPSIS; ARTICLE; ASEPSIS; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CATHETER INFECTION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLICATION; RISK REDUCTION; SURGICAL INFECTION; UNITED KINGDOM; VENTILATOR;

CROSS INFECTION; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 34249335661     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0195-6701(07)60009-7     Document Type: Article

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