Electronic ward round: Finding time for the inpatient with Clostridium difficile infection

Journal of Infection

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 111-113

  Dube, Rashmi ^a   Subudhi, Chinari P K ^a   Chadwick, Paul R ^a  

^a SALFORD ROYAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOSTRIDIUM TOXIN;

CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; ELECTRONIC WARD ROUND; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HOSPITAL PATIENT; LETTER; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MORTALITY; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; VIRTUAL REALITY;

CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; ENTEROCOLITIS, PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 84870751954     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: 15322742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2012.10.018     Document Type: Letter

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