Operating room environment

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 369, Issue , 1999, Pages 103-109

  Ritter, Merrill A ^a  

^a Kendrick Memorial Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GLOVE; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; JOINT PROSTHESIS; LAMINAR FLOW; OPERATING ROOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS;

EID: 0032786063     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003086-199912000-00011     Document Type: Conference Paper

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