From British Consensus to Russian Protocol: How we justified our journey

International Journal of Orthopaedic and Trauma Nursing

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 109-115

  Timms, Anna ^a   Pugh, Hannah ^a  

^a BARTS HEALTH NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allevyn; British Consensus; Chlorhexidine gluconate; Hydrex; Insertion site; Pin site; Pin track; Povidone iodine; Russian Protocol; Skin flora; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952263777     PISSN: 18781241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijotn.2010.01.005     Document Type: Article

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