Sterile disposable sheath system for flexible cystoscopes

Urology

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1310-1313

  Lawrentschuk, Nathan ^a,b   Chamberlain, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTOSCOPE; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URETHROSCOPY; UROLOGY;

CYSTOSCOPES; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; STERILIZATION;

EID: 29144483354     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: 15279995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2005.06.118     Document Type: Conference Paper

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