Getting to zero: Our effort to eliminate infections nationwide

Journal of Nursing Care Quality

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 189-192

  Clancy, Carolyn M ^a  

^a AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLADDER CATHETERIZATION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; CROSS INFECTION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MORTALITY; NOTE; NURSING; UNITED STATES;

CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CROSS INFECTION; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; UNITED STATES; URINARY CATHETERIZATION;

EID: 77953250417     PISSN: 10573631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NCQ.0b013e3181dd9d2e     Document Type: Note

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