Guideline-directed wound care: A patient with a post kidney transplant surgical site infection

Journal of Wound Care

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 214-216

  Cottrill, R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b Hopital Montfort Hospital   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clinical guideline; Guideline directed wound care; Surgical site infection

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876347740     PISSN: 09690700     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/jowc.2013.22.4.214     Document Type: Article

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