The technology of dialyzer reuse

Seminars in Nephrology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 321-330

  Schoenfeld, Patricia Y ^a  

^a SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL KIDNEY; CONFERENCE PAPER; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; DIALYSIS; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING; SAFETY;

DIALYSIS SOLUTIONS; DISINFECTION; EQUIPMENT REUSE; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; RENAL DIALYSIS; SAFETY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030836558     PISSN: 02709295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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