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Comment
. 2007 Mar;89(2):191; author reply 191.
doi: 10.1308/003588407x155671.

Appropriate surgical hand antisepsis

Günter Kampf
Comment

Appropriate surgical hand antisepsis

Günter Kampf. Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2007 Mar.
No abstract available

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