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. 2002 Sep;52(1):1-28.

doi: 10.1053/jhin.2002.1237.

Microbiological commissioning and monitoring of operating theatre suites

P N Hoffman¹, J Williams, A Stacey, A M Bennett, G L Ridgway, C Dobson, I Fraser, H Humphreys

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PMID: 12372322
DOI: 10.1053/jhin.2002.1237

Microbiological commissioning and monitoring of operating theatre suites

P N Hoffman et al. J Hosp Infect. 2002 Sep.

. 2002 Sep;52(1):1-28.

doi: 10.1053/jhin.2002.1237.

Authors

P N Hoffman¹, J Williams, A Stacey, A M Bennett, G L Ridgway, C Dobson, I Fraser, H Humphreys

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¹ Central Public Health Laboratory, London, UK. phoffman@phls.org.uk

PMID: 12372322
DOI: 10.1053/jhin.2002.1237

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