Roles of Temperature and Oxygenation in Prevention of Surgical Site Infection

Surgical Infections

Volumn 7, Issue , 2006, Pages s-27-s-32

  Dellinger, E Patchen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 35348899742     PISSN: 10962964     EISSN: 15578674     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/sur.2006.7.s3-27     Document Type: Article

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