Bacterial carriage of computer keyboards in veterinary practices in Scotland

Veterinary Record

Volumn 165, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 26-27

  Fraser, M A ^a,b   Girling, S J ^b  

^a EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Girling and Fraser

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Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 67651085476     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vetrec.165.1.26     Document Type: Article

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