Smoking and Surgical Site Infection in Orthopedic Patients' Lower Extremity Arthroplasty
Cigarette smoking has been a public health concern for many years, and the possible impact of smoking on surgical site infection (SSI) has been studied broadly. However, a gap in understanding has persisted concerning whether there is an association between smoking tobacco and the development of SSI...
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ScholarWorks
2019
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Online Access: | https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/6356 https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=7635&context=dissertations |