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Essential Environmental Health Standards for Health Care.

Health-care associated infections affect between 5 and 30% of patients. The associated burden of disease is extremely high, and is a significant drain on health-sector resources and households. Ensuring safe environmental health conditions in health care can reduce the transmission of health care as...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Adams, John, 1961-
Otros Autores: Bartram, Jamie, Chartier, Yves, 1958-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Geneva : World Health Organization, 2007.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Health-care associated infections affect between 5 and 30% of patients. The associated burden of disease is extremely high, and is a significant drain on health-sector resources and households. Ensuring safe environmental health conditions in health care can reduce the transmission of health care associated infections. The interventions provide an educational opportunity to promote safe environments that are relevant to the population at large, and thereby also contribute to safe environments encountered at home. This is especially relevant to the trend towards increased home-based care, as wi.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (60 pages)
ISBN:9789240683099
9240683097
9789240684492
9240684492