Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology (journal)
- Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology (journal)
Infobox_Journal
title = Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
discipline = Medicine
language = English
abbreviated_title = noeffect
abbreviation = ICHE
publisher = University of Chicago Press
country = US
frequency = monthly
website = [http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/ICHE/]
ISSN = 0899-823X
[http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/ICHE/ "Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology"] is a peer-reviewed scientific journal published by the University of Chicago Press. "ICHE" publishes research on control and evaluation of the transmission of pathogens in healthcare institutions and on the use of epidemiological principles and methods to evaluate and improve the delivery of care. Includes infection control practices, surveillance, cost-benefit analyses, resource use, occupational health, and regulatory issues. "ICHE" is published for the [http://www.shea-online.org/ Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America] .
References
* http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/ICHE/
External links
* [http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/ICHE/ "Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology" homepage]
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