Development of a deployment infection control course

Military Medicine

Volumn 175, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 983-989

  Crouch, Helen K ^a   Murray, Clinton K ^a,b   Hospenthal, Duane R ^a,b  

^a BROOKE ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CROSS INFECTION; CURRICULUM; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MILITARY MEDICINE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; SOLDIER; UNITED STATES;

CROSS INFECTION; CURRICULUM; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, INFECTIOUS; EDUCATION, CONTINUING; HOSPITALS, MILITARY; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; MILITARY MEDICINE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PATIENT ISOLATION; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78650321667     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7205/MILMED-D-10-00164     Document Type: Article

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