Air quality and microbiological contamination in operating theatres;Luftkvalitet og mikrobiologisk kontaminering i operasjonsstuer

Tidsskrift for den Norske Laegeforening

Volumn 118, Issue 20, 1998, Pages 3148-3151

  Marit, Bjørg ^a   Ragnhild, Andersen ^a   Røed, Th ^a   Solheim, Nette ^a  

^a ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; MICROBIOLOGY; NORWAY; OPERATING ROOM; PARTICLE SIZE; THORAX SURGERY; UROLOGIC SURGERY;

AIR CONDITIONING; AIR MICROBIOLOGY; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; HUMANS; NORWAY; OPERATING ROOMS; PARTICLE SIZE; THORACIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; UROLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; VENTILATION;

EID: 0032581762     PISSN: 00292001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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