Are sterile conditions essential for all forms of cutaneous surgery? The case of ritual neonatal circumcision

Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 177-180

  Naimer, Sody A ^a,c   Trattner, A ^b  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c Gush Katif Health Center   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASEPSIS; CIRCUMCISION; COMMUNITY CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN SURGERY; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0033764026     PISSN: 12034754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/120347540000400401     Document Type: Article

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