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Published online 3 January 2008 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news.2007.403
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Time for doctors to unstrap their watches?
Ban on timepieces could be a hospital hazard.
Patients in UK hospitals may face danger from an unlikely source this year: doctors unable to do their job properly thanks to local bans on wristwatches.
A guideline produced by the country's Department of Health last year says it is "bad practice" to wear a wristwatch, jewelery or fake nails, as they can harbour bacteria1.
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