Hospital length of stay and probability of acquiring infection

International Journal of Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Marketing

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 324-338

  Hassan, Mahmud ^a   Tuckman, Howard P ^b   Patrick, Robert H ^a   Kountz, David S ^c   Kohn, Jennifer L ^d  

^a RUTGERS BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

^b FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c JERSEY SHORE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d DREW UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Hospitals; Immunologic diseases; Patients; United States of America

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649245251     PISSN: 17506123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17506121011095182     Document Type: Article

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