Liquid sterilization versus high level disinfection in the urologic office

Urology

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 337-340

  Fuselier, Harold A ^a,b   Mason, Carrington ^a  

^a OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b OCHSNER CLINIC FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CYSTOSCOPY; DISINFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UROLOGY;

COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; CYSTOSCOPES; DISINFECTION; HUMANS; PHYSICIANS' OFFICES; STERILIZATION; UROLOGY;

EID: 0343990780     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0090-4295(97)00218-5     Document Type: Article

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