The Impact of Surgical-Site Infections Following Orthopedic Surgery at a Community Hospital and a University Hospital Adverse Quality of Life, Excess Length of Stay, and Extra Cost
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- 1 April 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology
- Vol. 23 (4), 183-189
- https://doi.org/10.1086/502033
Abstract
The Impact of Surgical-Site Infections Following Orthopedic Surgery at a Community Hospital and a University Hospital Adverse Quality of Life, Excess Length of Stay, and Extra Cost - Volume 23 Issue 4 - James D. Whitehouse, N. Deborah Friedman, Kathryn B. Kirkland, William J. Richardson, Daniel J. SextonKeywords
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