Minor surgery in general practice-setting the standards

Journal of Public Health (United Kingdom)

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 169-174

  Finn, Lesly ^a,b   Crook, Sarah ^a  

^a Dorset Health Authority   (United Kingdom)

^b Communicable Disease Control Sarah Crook ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

infection control; minor surgery; quality; standards

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTAMINATION; GENERAL PRACTICE; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; MEDICAL AUDIT; MINOR SURGERY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING;

ENGLAND; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINOR;

EID: 0031780827     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.pubmed.a024738     Document Type: Article

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