Healthcare associated infection: novel strategies and antimicrobial implants to prevent surgical site infection
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Healthcare associated infection: novel strategies and antimicrobial implants to prevent surgical site infection.
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عنوان ژورنال: The Annals of The Royal College of Surgeons of England
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0035-8843,1478-7083
DOI: 10.1308/003588410x12699663905276