Healthcare-associated infections: A national patient safety problem and the coordinated response

Medical Care

Volumn 52, Issue 2 SUPPL.1, 2014, Pages

  Jeeva, Rita Rani ^a   Wright, Donald ^a  

^a AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Healthcare associated infections (HAIs); infection prevention; quality improvement

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATED INFECTION; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CROSS INFECTION; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; PATIENT SAFETY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; STATE GOVERNMENT; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPT. OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES;

EID: 84892910916     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: 15371948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MLR.0b013e3182a54581     Document Type: Article

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