Rethinking sterilization practices: Evidence for event-related outdating

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 622-624

  Webster, Joan ^a   Lloyd, Wendy ^a   Ho, Ping ^a   Burridge, Christine ^a   George, Narelle ^a  

^a ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; SHELF LIFE; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT;

AUSTRALIA; CENTRAL SUPPLY, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; STERILIZATION; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0042431617     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/502264     Document Type: Article

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