Identification and Resolution of Contamination Causes Found in Flexible Endoscopes

Gastroenterology Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 9-11

  Phillips, Linda ^a  

^a Grand Junction   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDOSCOPE; EQUIPMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

ENDOSCOPES; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0030629307     PISSN: 1042895X     EISSN: 15389766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001610-199701000-00003     Document Type: Article

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