Using data effectively to prevent and control infection

British Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 26-33

  Curran, Evonne ^a   Wilson, Jennie ^b  

^a HEALTH PROTECTION SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b Health Protection Agency

Author keywords

Data presentation; Infection prevention and control; Information; Statistics; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

EID: 42549137521     PISSN: 14690446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1469044607090232     Document Type: Article

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