Fact-finding survey of nosocomial infection control in hospitals in Vietnam and application to training programs

Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 384-389

  Ohara, Hiroshi ^a,b   Hung, Nguyen Viet ^c   Thu, Truong Anh ^c  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR GLOBAL HEALTH AND MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b NCGM BMH Medical Collaboration Center   (Viet Nam)

^c BACH MAI HOSPITAL   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

Infection control; Nosocomial infection; Survey; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

DISINFECTANT AGENT;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MULTICENTER STUDY; TRAINING; VIET NAM;

EID: 76749130683     PISSN: 1341321X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10156-009-0718-4     Document Type: Article

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