The use of short wave ultraviolet radiation for disinfection in operating rooms;Bruk av kortbø1get ultrafiolett stråling til desinfeksjon i operasjonsstuer

Tidsskrift for den Norske Laegeforening

Volumn 119, Issue 18, 1999, Pages 2670-2673

  Bånrud, Hilde ^a,b   Moan, Johan ^a  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b Klean ASA ^*  (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; DISINFECTION; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGY; OPERATING ROOM; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL INFECTION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

AIR MICROBIOLOGY; ANIMALS; DISINFECTION; HUMANS; OPERATING ROOMS; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 0033542927     PISSN: 00292001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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