Risk assessment in infection control: Which risks?

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 381-382

  Millar, Michael ^a  

^a BARTS HEALTH NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROSS INFECTION; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; LETTER; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ETHICS, CLINICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION CONTROL PRACTITIONERS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MOTHERS; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 40949165430     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/529122     Document Type: Letter

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