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. 1961 Jan;14(1):45–48. doi: 10.1136/jcp.14.1.45

Prevention of infection in operating theatres

R A Shooter ^1,², R E O Williams ^1,²

PMCID: PMC480156 PMID: 16810968

Selected References

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