Reprocessing and reuse of single-use medical devices: A national survey of Canadian acute-care hospitals

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 437-439

  Polisena, Julie ^a   Hailey, David ^b   Moulton, Kristen ^a   Noorani, Hussein Z ^a   Jacobs, Philip ^c   Ries, Nola ^d   Normandin, Sarah ^a   Gardam, Michael ^e  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c Department of Medicine Gastroenterology ^*  (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; EMERGENCY CARE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL CARE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE;

CANADA; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES, HOSPITAL; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; EQUIPMENT REUSE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRES; STERILIZATION;

EID: 42549166654     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/587648     Document Type: Article

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