Cost-effective prophylaxis of surgical infections

PharmacoEconomics

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 129-140

  Norrby, S Ragnar ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HUMAN; PHARMACOECONOMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL INFECTION;

EID: 0029743683     PISSN: 11707690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00019053-199610020-00005     Document Type: Review

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