Patient rights and healthcare-associated infection

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 99-102

  Millar, M ^a  

^a BARTS HEALTH NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Healthcare infections; Patient rights

Indexed keywords

COMPENSATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATED INFECTION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NOTE; PATIENT RIGHT; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PROFESSIONALISM; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RISK REDUCTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

CROSS INFECTION; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; ETHICS, MEDICAL; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PATIENT RIGHTS;

EID: 80052268123     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: 15322939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2011.04.031     Document Type: Note

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