Historical evolution of asepsis and antisepsis: The role of the inventors, the disseminators, and the perennial detractors

Hernia Infections: Pathophysiology - Diagnosis - Treatment - Prevention

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 1-16

  Deysine, Maximo ^a   Abelleira, Jorge ^b   Guarnieri, Francesco ^c   Guarnieri, Antonio ^c  

^a WINTHROP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^c NONE   (Italy)

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