Is once always enough? Revisiting the single use item

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 87-90

  Moszczynski, A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFLICT OF INTEREST; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; ECONOMICS; ETHICS; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFORMED CONSENT; MORALITY; RECYCLING; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; STANDARD;

CONFLICT OF INTEREST; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT REUSE; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INFORMED CONSENT; MORAL OBLIGATIONS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 59949094230     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: 14734257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.2008.025643     Document Type: Review

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