Frequency of patient-reported infections among sicker adults in high-income countries: An international perspective

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 174-176

  Schwappach, David L B ^a,b  

^a Swiss Patient Safety Foundation   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Health care associated infections; International comparative data; Patient reported outcomes; Survey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; AMBULATORY SURGERY; AUSTRALIA; CANADA; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FRANCE; GENDER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCOME; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL CARE; NETHERLANDS; NEW ZEALAND; NORWAY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PNEUMONIA; POOR GENERAL CONDITION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; REVIEW; SELF REPORT; SWEDEN; SWITZERLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 84873087028     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2012.02.011     Document Type: Article

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