Control and Prevention of Disease Transmission in Audiology Practice

American Journal of Audiology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 74-80

  Ballachanda, Bopanna B ^a,d   Roeser, Ross J ^b   Kemp, Robert J ^c  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^c Oaktree Products Inc   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Aseptic technique; Audiology practice; Infectious diseases; Universal precautions

Indexed keywords

EID: 0345876245     PISSN: 10590889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1059-0889.0501.74     Document Type: Article

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