Impact of surveillance rounds on adherence to infection control policies and procedures at a children's hospital

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 786-788

  Chatterjee, Archana ^a,b,c   Heybrock, Brenda ^b   Plummer, Sharon ^b   Eischen, Kay ^b  

^a CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Children's Hospital   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 4744371959     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/502479     Document Type: Article

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