Monitoring method for surface contamination caused by selected antineoplastic agents

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 270-277

  Larson, R R ^a   Khazaeli, M B ^a   Kenneth Dillon, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Antineoplastic agents; Chromatography, liquid; Contamination; Cyclophosphamide; Doxorubicin hydrochloride; Fluorouracil; Ifosfamide; Methodology; Paclitaxel; Solvents; Tests

Indexed keywords

ACETONITRILE; ADRICIL; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; BUFFER; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DOXORUBICIN; FLUOROURACIL; IFOSFAMIDE; METHANOL; PACLITAXEL; WETTING AGENT;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CLEANING; CONTAMINATION; DESORPTION; FILTER; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; INJECTION; MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EID: 0036468356     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajhp/59.3.270     Document Type: Article

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