Low-temperature sterilization and new technologies;Métodos de esterilização por baixa-temperatura e novas tecnologias

Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 373-376

  Goveia, Vania Regina ^a   Pinheiro, Silma Maria Cunha ^a   Graziano, Kazuko Uchikawa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Ethylene oxide; Hydrogen peroxide; Sterilization

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548700139     PISSN: 01041169     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0104-11692007000300002     Document Type: Review

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