Variations in analytical methodology for estimating costs of hospital-acquired infections: A systematic review

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 93-105

  Fukuda, H ^a   Lee, J ^b   Imanaka, Y ^b  

^a 11 Toyo Kaiji Bldg   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Costs; Economic methods; Estimation; Hospital acquired infection

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST OF ILLNESS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FISHER EXACT TEST; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; PEER REVIEW; PUBLICATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; CROSS INFECTION; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS;

EID: 78951485709     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2010.10.006     Document Type: Review

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