Equipment management risk rating system based on engineering endpoints

Biomedical Instrumentation and Technology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 115-120

  James, Paul J ^a,b,c,d  

^a NORTH MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b University of Minnesota ^*  (United States)

^c Memorial Health   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; HEALTH HAZARDS; PHYSIOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT;

ENGINEERING RISK MANAGEMENT;

BIOMEDICAL EQUIPMENT;

BIOENGINEERING; INJURY; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MORTALITY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0033105117     PISSN: 08998205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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