Re-use of electrode catheters labelled as single use for clinical cardiac electrophysiological studies

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 632-635

  Ross, D L ^a  

^a WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST; DEVICE; DISINFECTION; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HEART CATHETER; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0029946431     PISSN: 00048291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.1996.tb02931.x     Document Type: Review

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