Impervious wound-edge protector to reduce postoperative wound infection: A randomised, controlled trial

Lancet

Volumn 353, Issue 9164, 1999, Pages 1585-

  Sookhai, Shastri ^a   Redmond, H Paul ^b   Deasy, Joseph M ^a  

^a BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b University College Cork and INFANT Centre   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLASTIC;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0033535717     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(99)00950-2     Document Type: Article

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