Dear Los Angeles Times: The Risk of Disease Transmission During Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Gastroenterology Nursing

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 271-278

  Muscarella, Lawrence F ^a  

^a Kraft Foods North America   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DISINFECTION; EQUIPMENT; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RECYCLING; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; VIROLOGY;

CROSS INFECTION; DISINFECTION; ENDOSCOPES, GASTROINTESTINAL; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; EQUIPMENT REUSE; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RISK FACTORS; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 14744280800     PISSN: 1042895X     EISSN: 15389766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001610-200411000-00006     Document Type: Article

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