Post-discharge surgical site surveillance - where to from here?

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 268-

  Hall, L ^a,b   Halton, K ^a,b   Bailey, E J ^a,b   Page, K ^a,b   Whitby, M ^a,b,d   Paterson, D L ^a,c,d   Graves, N ^a,b,c  

^a Centre of Research Excellence in Reducing Healthcare Associated Infection   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^c QUEENSLAND HEALTH   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SERVICE; LETTER; QUALITY CONTROL; SURGICAL INFECTION; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS;

BENCHMARKING; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL MONITORING; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 84879787456     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: 15322939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2013.02.021     Document Type: Letter

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