The epidemiology of wound infection. A 10-year prospective study of 62,939 wounds

Surgical Clinics of North America

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 1980, Pages 27-40

  Cruse, P J E ^a   Foord, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFECTION PREVENTION; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVENTION; THERAPY; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0019190704     PISSN: 00396109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0039-6109(16)42031-1     Document Type: Article

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