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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Journal of Health and Allied Sciences NU 2011; 01(04): 07-09
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1703531
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GLOVE PERFORATION DURING ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY– A STUDY

Shailesh Pai
1   Senior Resident, Tejasvini Hospital & SSIOT, Mangalore
,
M. Shantharam Shetty
2   Vice Chancellor, NITTE University, Mangalore
,
M. Ajith Kumar
1   Prof & Senior Consultant, Tejasvini Hospital & SSIOT, Mangalore
,
T. Venkatesh
1   Senior Resident, Tejasvini Hospital & SSIOT, Mangalore
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