Technology status evaluation: Device reprocessing companies

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 717-722

  Carr Locke, D L ^a   Conn, M I ^a   Faigel, D O ^a   Laing, K ^a   Leung, J W ^a   Mills, M R ^a   Nelson, D B ^a   Tarnasky, P R ^a   Waxman, I ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEVICE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; ENDOSCOPY; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; GOOD MANUFACTURING PRACTICE; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; LEGAL LIABILITY; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SAFETY;

EID: 0031678481     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-5107(98)70071-9     Document Type: Article

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