Report of the working party of the endoscopy committee of the British Society of Gastroenterology on the reuse of endoscopic accessories

Gut

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 304-306

  Wilkinson, M ^a   Simmons, N ^a   Bramble, M ^b   Leicester, R ^c   D'Silva, J ^d   Boys, R ^e   Gray, R ^f  

^a GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust   (United Kingdom)

^e Cook UK Limited ^*  (United Kingdom)

^f Keymed   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDOSCOPY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING; REVIEW;

EID: 0031947631     PISSN: 00175749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/gut.42.2.304     Document Type: Review

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