Surveillance for nosocomial infections in veterinary hospitals

Veterinary Clinics of North America - Equine Practice

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 561-576

  Morley, Paul S ^a,b  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b USA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMALS; CROSS INFECTION; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; HOSPITALS, ANIMAL; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE;

EID: 7444248043     PISSN: 07490739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cveq.2004.08.002     Document Type: Conference Paper

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