Promoting quality through surveillance of surgical site infections: Five prevention success stories

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 424-430

  Geubbels, Eveline L P E ^a   Bakker, Hannie G ^b   Houtman, Patricia ^c   Van Noort Klaassen, Marika A ^d   Pelk, Marianne S J ^e   Sassen, Ton M ^f   Wille, Jan C ^g,h  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^b Albert Schweitzer Hosp Amstelwijck   (Netherlands)

^c and ADHD Centre   (Netherlands)

^d Hospital 'T Lange Land

^e JEROEN BOSCH HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^f Reg Hospital Coevorden Hardenberg   (Netherlands)

^g Dutch Inst Hlthcare Improvement   (Netherlands)

^h Dutch Institute for Healthcare Improvement CBO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPENDECTOMY; ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HIP PROSTHESIS; HIP SURGERY; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; KNEE PROSTHESIS; MEDICAL STAFF; NETHERLANDS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; SURGICAL INFECTION;

EID: 7444234801     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2004.07.001     Document Type: Note

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