Use of containment pans and lids for autoclaving caustic solutions

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 257-260

  Brown, Stanley A ^a   Merritt, Katharine ^a  

^a Ctr Devices Radiological Hlth   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SODIUM HYDROXIDE;

ARTICLE; AUTOCLAVE; CREUTZFELDT JAKOB DISEASE; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; RISK; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0038338643     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mic.2003.51     Document Type: Article

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