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Aerosols Created by Some Surgical Power Tools: Particle Size Distribution and Qualitative Hemoglobin Content

Patricia Heinsohn Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, 94143-0728, USA
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Don L. Jewett Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, 94143-0728, USA
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Leroy Balzer Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, 94143-0728, USA
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Craig H. Bennett Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, 94143-0728, USA
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Peter Seipel Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, 94143-0728, USA
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Alan Rosen Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, 94143-0728, USA
Pages 773-776 | Received 07 Aug 1989, Accepted 25 Feb 1991, Published online: 24 Feb 2011

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