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An assessment of compliance with surgical prophylaxis protocols in a hospital

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 January 2005

E. Tamayo ,
M. Paéz ,
J. Castrodeza  and
F. J. Álvarez
E. Tamayo
Affiliation:
Department of Anaesthesiology and Reanimation, Valladolid University Hospital, Valladolid, Spain
M. Paéz
Affiliation:
Department of Anaesthesiology and Reanimation, Valladolid University Hospital, Valladolid, Spain
J. Castrodeza
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
F. J. Álvarez
Affiliation:
Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
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European Journal of Anaesthesiology , Volume 21 , Issue 11 , November 2004 , pp. 923 - 925
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2004 European Society of Anaesthesiology

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