Moving into the future: Electronic surveillance for healthcare-associated infections

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 103-105

  Woeltje, K F ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; COMPUTER; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; ELECTRONICS; HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATED INFECTION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; NOTE; VALIDATION STUDY;

AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING; CROSS INFECTION; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL MONITORING; HUMANS;

EID: 84878137383     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: 15322939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2013.03.005     Document Type: Note

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