Use of hand sanitiser as a potential substitution for nonsterile gloves in reducing carbon emissions.

Br J Anaesth

Department of Anesthesiology, Division of Experimental Surgery, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada. Electronic address:

Published: July 2023


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