A social network of hospital acquired infection built from electronic medical record data

Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 427-434

  Cusumano Towner, Marco ^a   Li, Daniel Y ^b   Tuo, Shanshan ^b   Krishnan, Gomathi ^b   Maslove, David M ^b  

^a Stanford University   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DATA BASE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HAND WASHING; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PATIENT CARE; SOCIAL NETWORK; VACCINATION; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CROSS INFECTION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; CROSS INFECTION; DATA COLLECTION; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; HUMANS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; INPATIENTS; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84879981660     PISSN: 10675027     EISSN: 1527974X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/amiajnl-2012-001401     Document Type: Article

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