Perioperative Use of the Hands-Free Technique: A Semistructured Interview Study

AORN Journal

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2006, Pages

  Stringer, Bernadette ^a   Haines, Ted ^a   Goldsmith, C H ^a   Blythe, Jennifer ^a   Harris, Kenneth A ^a  

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EID: 33750505148     PISSN: 00012092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-2092(06)60491-2     Document Type: Article

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