Cost-benefit analysis of preventing nosocomial bloodstream infections among hemodialysis patients in Canada in 2004

Value in Health

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 42-45

  Hong, Zhiyong ^a   Wu, Jun ^a   Tisdell, Clem ^b   O'Leary, Crystal ^a   Gomes, James ^c   Wen, Shi Wu ^d   Njoo, Howard ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^d OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bloodstream infection; Costs and benefits; Health economics; Infection control program

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 72949089726     PISSN: 10983015     EISSN: 15244733     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4733.2009.00578.x     Document Type: Article

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