Antibiotic prophylaxis for cardiothoracic operations. Meta-analysis of thirty years of clinical trials.

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• Publication year

  1992

• Venue

  Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

• Publication date

  1992-09-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine

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  DOI 10.1016/S0022-5223(19)34723-3PMID 1387437
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