Does a little bit really go a long way? Infection prevention in ambulatory healthcare facilities

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 425-427

  Henderson, David K ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY CARE; BLOODBORNE BACTERIUM; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; NOTE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; BLOOD-BORNE PATHOGENS; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; RENAL DIALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79955495744     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/659402     Document Type: Note

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