Staples for skin closure in surgery

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 340, Issue 7749, 2010, Pages 719-

  Singh, B I ^a   Mcgarvey, C ^a  

^a MEDWAY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; HIP FRACTURE; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN SURGERY; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL STAPLING; SURVIVAL RATE; WOUND CLOSURE;

DERMATOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; SURGICAL STAPLING; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 77950572674     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.c403     Document Type: Editorial

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