Control of Health-Care-Associated Infections, 1961-2011

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• Alternative Title:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR): Supplement, October 7, 2011 / Vol. 60: Control of Health-Care-Associated Infections, 1961-2011
• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR): Supplement
• Personal Author:
  Dixon, Richard E.
• Corporate Authors:
  Health Net of California
• Description:
  The article discusses the steps which were utilized for the success of public health administration from 1961-2011. Topics discussed include the establishment of an infection control programs in the hospitals in the U.S., the decision of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to utilize the community hospitals for research, and the professional society known as the Society of Hospital Epidemiologists of America (SHEA) formed by the hospital epidemiologists.
• Content Notes:
  su6004a10.htm?s_cid=su6004a10_w
• Subjects:
  CDC / History Cross Infection Cross Infection / Epidemiology Cross Infection / Prevention & Control History, 20th Century History, 21st Century Hospital Administration Humans Infection Control / History Interinstitutional Relations Public Health / History

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• Source:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR): Supplement, 2011; v. 60, p. 58-63 (9 pdf pages)
• Series:
  Supplements: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  2380-8950 (print) ; 2380-8942 (digital)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Pages in Document:
  p. 58-63 (9 pdf pages)
• Volume:
  60
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:e6861fdd111ee1b4227443cefb6227e01c22ae81b089437a46a40e535273b83a148da3f682f769def80aab66888c1199f2b9496c2befa456080a7767ec4791f4
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/106705/cdc_106705_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
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