Hygienic measures in orthopedics: "German" or "American"? (Commentary);Hygienemaßnahmen in der orthopädie: "Deutsch" oder "Amerikanisch"?

Orthopade

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1045-1047

  Geiss, Heinrich K ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GERMANY; HYGIENE; INFECTION CONTROL; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NOTE; ORTHOPEDICS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; WOUND INFECTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS INFECTION; DISINFECTION; HAND WASHING; HUMAN; OPERATING ROOM; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SURGICAL INFECTION; UNITED STATES;

CROSS INFECTION; DISINFECTION; GERMANY; HANDWASHING; HUMANS; HYGIENE; INFECTION CONTROL; OPERATING ROOMS; ORTHOPEDICS; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036952490     PISSN: 00854530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00132-002-0393-y     Document Type: Note

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