An Audit of Perioperative Antimicrobial Prophylaxis: Time to Take Action

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  • Elham Zamani Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
  • Faranak Bahrami Department of General Surgery, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
  • Sarah Mousavi Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Practice, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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volume 5  issue 3

pages  82- 86

publication date 2016-09-01

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