Health care-associated infections in children

JAMA

Volumn 305, Issue 14, 2011, Pages 1480-1481

  Foster, Charles B ^a   Sabella, Camille ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATHETER INFECTION; CHILD; HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATED INFECTION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; NOTE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; SEPSIS; SURGICAL INFECTION; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA; VIRAL RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 79953907296     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2011.449     Document Type: Note

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