Reducing hospital stay after abdominal hysterectomy

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 175-178

  MacKenzie, I Z ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; LENGTH OF STAY; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0030020659     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1996.tb09673.x     Document Type: Article

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