The integrity of surgical gloves during gynaecological operations

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 357-359

  Khoo, S K ^a,b   Isbester, Anne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HUMAN; NURSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RISK; SURGEON; SURGICAL GLOVE;

EID: 0032826358     PISSN: 00048666     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-828X.1999.tb03415.x     Document Type: Article

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