Adhesion awareness: A national survey of surgeons

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2805-2812

  Schreinemacher, Marc H F ^a   Ten Broek, Richard P ^b   Bakkum, Erica A ^c   Van Goor, Harry ^b   Bouvy, Nicole D ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; NETHERLANDS; TISSUE ADHESION;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; NETHERLANDS; TISSUE ADHESIONS;

EID: 78651342456     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-010-0778-8     Document Type: Article

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