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Chlorhexidine still has skin in the game

Authors: Alexandra Lackey, Brandon Kalivoda, Amay Parikh

Published in: Critical Care | Issue 1/2020

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Lackey A, Kalivoda B, Parikh A. Chlorhexidine still has skin in the game. Crit Care: Accepted Sept 2020. 2020.

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Title: Chlorhexidine still has skin in the game
Authors: Alexandra Lackey
Brandon Kalivoda
Amay Parikh
Publication date: 01-12-2020
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: Critical Care / Issue 1/2020
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-020-03279-6

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