The effect of ultrafiltration on the quality of water from dental units

International Dental Journal

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 352-355

  Larsen, Tove ^a,b  

^a University of Copenhagen ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Colony forming units; Dental unit water lines; Ultrafiltration

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845652640     PISSN: 00206539     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1875-595X.2006.tb00340.x     Document Type: Article

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