American Journal of Epidemiology

COMMENTARIES:

THEODORE C. EICKHOFF

GENERAL COMMENTS ON THE STUDY ON THE EFFICACY OF NOSOCOMIAL INFECTION CONTROL (SENIC PROJECT)
Am. J. Epidemiol. 1980 111: 465-469. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

W. EDWARDS DEMING

THE STATISTICAL PROCEDURE IN THE SENIC PROJECT
Am. J. Epidemiol. 1980 111: 470-471. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

THE SENIC PROJECT:

ROBERT W. HALEY, DANA QUADE, HOWARD E. FREEMAN, JOHN V. BENNETT, and THE CDC SENIC PLANNING COMMITFEE

STUDY ON THE EFFICACY OF NOSOCOMIAL INFECTION CONTROL (SENIC PROJECT): SUMMARY OF STUDY DESIGN
Am. J. Epidemiol. 1980 111: 472-485. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

DANA QUADE, DAVID H. CULVER, ROBERT W. HALEY, FREDRICK S. WHALEY, WILLIAM D. KALSBEEK, C. DAVID HARDISON, ROBERT E. JOHNSON, RICHIE C. STANLEY, and RICHARD H. SHACHTMAN

THE SENIC SAMPLING PROCESS: DESIGN FOR CHOOSING HOSPITALS AND PATIENTS AND RESULTS OF SAMPLE SELECTION
Am. J. Epidemiol. 1980 111: 486-502. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

DANA QUADE, PETER A. LACHENBRUCH, FREDRICK S. WHALEY, DONNA K. McCLISH, and ROBERT W. HALEY

EFFECTS OF MISCLASSIFICATIONS ON STATISTICAL INFERENCES IN EPIDEMIOLOGY
Am. J. Epidemiol. 1980 111: 503-515. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

ROBERT W. HALEY, DENNIS R. SCHABERG, DONNA K. McCLISH, DONNA QUADE, KENT B. CROSSLEY, DAVID H. CULVER, W. MEADE MORGAN, JOHN E. McGOWAN, JR., and RICHARD H. SHACHTMAN

THE ACCURACY OF RETROSPECTIVE CHART REVIEW IN MEASURING NOSOCOMIAL INFECTION RATES: RESULTS OF VALIDATION STUDIES IN PILOT HOSPITALS
Am. J. Epidemiol. 1980 111: 516-533. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

FREDRICK S. WHALEY, DANA QUADE, and ROBERT W. HALEY

EFFECTS OF METHOD ERROR ON THE POWER OF A STATISTICAL TEST: IMPLICATIONS OF IMPERFECT SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY IN RETROSPECTIVE CHART REVIEW
Am. J. Epidemiol. 1980 111: 534-542. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

ROBERT W. HALEY, THOMAS M. HOOTON, JOHN R. SCHOENFELDER, KENT B. CROSSLEY, DANA QUADE, RICHIE C. STANLEY, and DAVID H. CULVER

EFFECT OF AN INFECTION SURVEILLANCE AND CONTROL PROGRAM ON THE ACCURACY OF RETROSPECTIVE CHART REVIEW
Am. J. Epidemiol. 1980 111: 543-555. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

THOMAS M. HOOTON, ROBERT W. HALEY, and DAVID H. CULVER

A METHOD FOR CLASSIFYING PATIENTS ACCORDING TO THE NOSOCOMIAL INFECTION RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH DIAGNOSES AND SURGICAL PROCEDURES
Am. J. Epidemiol. 1980 111: 556-573. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

ROBERT W. HALEY and RICHARD H. SHACHTMAN

THE EMERGENCE OF INFECTION SURVEILLANCE AND CONTROL PROGRAMS IN US HOSPITALS: AN ASSESSMENT, 1976
Am. J. Epidemiol. 1980 111: 574-591. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

T. GRACE EMORI, ROBERT W. HALEY, and RICHIE C. STANLEY

THE INFECTION CONTROL NURSE IN US HOSPITALS, 1976–1977: CHARACTERISTICS OF THE POSITION AND ITS OCCUPANT
Am. J. Epidemiol. 1980 111: 592-607. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

APPENDIXES:

APPENDIX A CONCEPTUAL MODEL OF AN INFECTION SURVEILLANCE AND CONTROL PROGRAM
Am. J. Epidemiol. 1980 111: 608-612. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

APPENDIX B DESIGN OF THE PRELIMINARY SCREENING QUESTIONNAIRE AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR COMPUTING INDEXES OF SURVEILLANCE AND CONTROL
Am. J. Epidemiol. 1980 111: 613-621. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

APPENDIX C PRELIMINARY SCREENING QUESTIONNAIRE (PSQ) SURVEY FORM
Am. J. Epidemiol. 1980 111: 622-627. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

APPENDIX D RETROSPECTIVE CHART REVIEW (RCR) DATA COLLECTION FORM
Am. J. Epidemiol. 1980 111: 628-634. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

APPENDIX E ALGORITHMS FOR DIAGNOSING INFECTIONS
Am. J. Epidemiol. 1980 111: 635-643. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

APPENDIX F ANALYSIS OF POTENTIAL "PDC BIAS"
Am. J. Epidemiol. 1980 111: 644-647. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

APPENDIX G THE NOSOCOMIAL INFECTION RATE ASSIGNMENT MODEL, A DESCRIPTION OF THE POWER FUNCTION, AND SUPPLEMENTARY POWER FORMULAS
Am. J. Epidemiol. 1980 111: 648-653. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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