Volume 7, Number 2—April 2001
THEME ISSUE
4th Decennial International Conference on Nosocomial and Healthcare-Associated Infections
Prevention is Primary
Antiseptic Technology: Access, Affordability, and Acceptance
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Figure 2. Electrical capacitance of dorsal hand skin surface (5).
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