Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy at large veterans administration medical center

American Journal of Managed Care

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2013, Pages

  Lai, Andrew ^a   Tran, Thuong ^b   Nguyen, Hien M ^c   Fleischmann, Jacob ^b,d   Beenhouwer, David O ^b,d   Graber, Christopher J ^b,d  

^a HUNTINGTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; VANCOMYCIN;

ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; NONHUMAN; OSTEOMYELITIS; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VETERAN; AMBULATORY CARE; FEMALE; INFUSION; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED STATES;

AMBULATORY CARE; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CALIFORNIA; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, PARENTERAL; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PATIENT READMISSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84887220304     PISSN: 10880224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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