Are we draining the life from our patients?

Surgical Infections

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 159-160

  Barie, Philip S ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BLADDER PERFORATION; CATHETER INFECTION; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; COLORECTAL SURGERY; DUODENUM ULCER; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; INTESTINE PERFORATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; SURGICAL DRAINAGE;

EID: 0036763311     PISSN: 10962964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/109629602761624162     Document Type: Editorial

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