A systems approach to preoperative surgical patient skin preparation

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 57-62

  Seal, Lawton A ^b   Paul Cheadle, Deborah ^a  

^a Metropolitan Hospital

^b Research and Development   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTISEPSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTAMINATION; DISEASE CONTROL; FLORA; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROPHYLAXIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WOUND CLOSURE;

EID: 1842730394     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2003.11.001     Document Type: Article

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