Sterilization procedures and biocompatibility

Contributions to Nephrology

Volumn 137, Issue , 2002, Pages 138-145

  Rodríguez Benot, Alberto ^a   Santamaría, Rafael ^a   Martín Malo, Alejandro ^a   Aljama, Pedro ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO REINA SOFÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL; ETHYLENE OXIDE;

GAMMA RADIATION; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; METHODOLOGY; RECYCLING; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; REVIEW;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; EQUIPMENT REUSE; ETHYLENE OXIDE; GAMMA RAYS; HUMANS; RENAL DIALYSIS; STERILIZATION;

EID: 0036050697     PISSN: 03025144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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