A prospective study of surgical site infections in a teaching hospital in Goa

Indian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 120-124

  Kamat, Umesh S ^a   Fereirra, A M A ^a   Kulkarni, M S ^a   Motghare, D D ^a  

^a GOA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Chi square test; Student t test; Surgical site infections

Indexed keywords

EID: 48349123910     PISSN: 09722068     EISSN: 09739793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12262-008-0031-y     Document Type: Article

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