Nationwide Hospital Survey on Infection Control System and Urinary Catheter Care Practice in Japan

Japanese Journal of Environmental Infections

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 41-46

  Nishida, Mayuko ^a   Utsumi, Momoe ^b   Makimoto, Kiyoko ^b  

^a OSAKA KOSEI NENKIN HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

education; mail survey; prevention; urinary catheter care

Indexed keywords

EID: 84905513408     PISSN: 1882532X     EISSN: 18832407     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4058/jsei.25.41     Document Type: Article

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