Estimating hospital costs of catheter-associated urinary tract infection

Journal of Hospital Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 519-522

  Kennedy, Edward H ^a,b,c   Greene, M Todd ^b   Saint, Sanjay ^a,b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLADDER CATHETERIZATION; CATHETER ASSOCIATED URINARY TRACT INFECTION; CATHETER INFECTION; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; URINARY CATHETERIZATION; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 84883636443     PISSN: 15535592     EISSN: 15535606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jhm.2079     Document Type: Article

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