Endoscope reprocessing and repair costs

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics of North America

Volumn 14, Issue 4 SPEC. ISS., 2004, Pages 717-724

  Burdick, J Steven ^a   Hambrick, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLONOSCOPE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEVICE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DISINFECTION; DUODENOSCOPE; ENDOSCOPE; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; GASTROSCOPE; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIGMOIDOSCOPE;

EID: 4444232863     PISSN: 10525157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.giec.2004.05.002     Document Type: Review

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