Economic analysis of reprocessing single-use medical devices: A systematic literature review

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 297-301

  Jacobs, Philip ^a,b   Polisena, Julie ^d   Hailey, David ^b   Lafferty, Susan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b INSTITUTE OF HEALTH ECONOMICS   (Canada)

^c Capital Health Edmonton   (Canada)

^d CANADIAN AGENCY FOR DRUGS AND TECHNOLOGIES IN HEALTH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEVICE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT;

CANADA; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROSS INFECTION; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT REUSE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; STERILIZATION;

EID: 40949159394     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/529587     Document Type: Article

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