Surgical-site infection

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 97, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1601-1602

  Leaper, D J ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURGICAL INFECTION;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; HUMANS; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 78049390759     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.7275     Document Type: Article

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