A practical data mining method to link hospital microbiology and an infection control database

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 36, Issue 3 SUPPL., 2008, Pages

  Dao, Thanh Kim ^a   Zabaneh, Firas ^a   Holmes, Judy ^a   Disrude, Laura ^a   Price, Margaret ^a   Gentry, Layne ^a  

^a ST LUKE S EPISCOPAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS SOFTWARE; DATA BASE; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; DATA EXTRACTION; DATA MINING; DATA STORAGE DEVICE; DATA SYNTHESIS; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; LABORATORY; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; VIRUS DETECTION;

EID: 40949142257     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2007.05.010     Document Type: Article

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