Staffing and structure of infection prevention and control programs

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 351-357

  Stone, Patricia W ^a   Dick, Andrew ^b   Pogorzelska, Monika ^a   Horan, Teresa C ^c   Furuya, E Yoko ^d   Larson, Elaine ^a  

^a NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

^b RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR PREPAREDNESS DETECTION AND CONTROL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^d Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CERTIFICATION; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; HOSPITAL BED; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; UNITED STATES;

CROSS INFECTION; HEALTH FACILITY ADMINISTRATION; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION CONTROL PRACTITIONERS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67349220754     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2008.11.001     Document Type: Article

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