Chemical composition and potential hazards of electrocautery smoke

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 83, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1792-

  Sagar, P M ^a   Meagher, A ^a   Sobczak, S ^a   Wolff, B G ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUTERIZATION; CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLORECTAL SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OPERATING ROOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKE;

EID: 0029773742     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.1800831241     Document Type: Article

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