Space, sterility and surgery: Circuits of hygiene in the operating theatre

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 649-657

  Fox, Nick J ^a  

^a NORTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hygiene; Sterility; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HOSPITAL HYGIENE; OPERATING ROOM; OPERATING ROOM PERSONNEL; RESPONSIBILITY; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SURGICAL PATIENT;

ASEPSIS; CROSS INFECTION; ENGLAND; ENVIRONMENT, CONTROLLED; HOSPITAL DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; HUMANS; OPERATING ROOMS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; RISK FACTORS; STERILIZATION; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS;

EID: 0030759447     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(96)00381-4     Document Type: Article

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