Glass particle contamination: Is it here to stay?

Anaesthesia

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 93-94

  Lye, S T ^a   Hwang, N C ^a  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLASS;

AMPOULE; ANESTHESIA; ASPIRATION; CONTAMINATION; FILTER; HAZARD; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INJURY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LETTER; NEEDLE; OPERATING ROOM; SAFETY; VACUUM;

EID: 0037240102     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2044.2003.296812.x     Document Type: Letter

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