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Administration of 2% Chlorhexidine Gluconate in 70% Isopropyl Alcohol Is Effective in 30 Seconds

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

John S. Hibbard*
Affiliation:
J & A Companies, LLC Overland Park, Kansas
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Abstract

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Type
Letters to the Editor
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2002

References

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