Health care-associated infection reporting: The need for ongoing reliability and validity assessment

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 615-618

  Perla, Rocco J ^a   Peden, Carol J ^a   Goldmann, Donald ^a   Lloyd, Robert ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR HEALTHCARE IMPROVEMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISEASE CONTROL; ECONOMIC ASPECT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; MEDICAL RECORD; REIMBURSEMENT; RELIABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; VALIDITY; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA; VIGNETTE;

EID: 70349237406     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2009.03.003     Document Type: Note

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