Rethinking infection prevention research

The Lancet

Volumn 381, Issue 9872, 2013, Pages 1078-1079

  Toltzis, Philip ^a   Goldmann, Don ^b,c  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE FOR HEALTHCARE IMPROVEMENT   (United States)

^c BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE;

BACTEREMIA; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; CATHETER INFECTION; HEALTH CARE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTENSIVE CARE; NOTE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84875717441     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: 1474547X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(12)61996-5     Document Type: Note

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