Reuse of coronary catheters: Old questions, new environment

American Heart Journal

Volumn 137, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1010-1011

  Barbeau, G R ^a  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY STENT; COST CONTROL; CREUTZFELDT JAKOB DISEASE; DISINFECTION; EDITORIAL; HEART CATHETER; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0033403882     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-8703(99)70355-8     Document Type: Editorial

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