Automated endoscope reprocessors

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 771-776

  Petersen, Bret T ^a   Adler, Douglas G ^a   Chand, Bipan ^a   Conway, Jason D ^a   Croffie, Joseph M B ^a   DiSario, James A ^a   Mishkin, Daniel S ^a   Shah, Raj J ^a   Somogyi, Lehel ^a   Tierney, William M ^a   Wong Kee Song, Louis Michel ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISINFECTANT AGENT; GLUTARALDEHYDE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYPOCHLORITE; HYPOCHLOROUS ACID; PERACETIC ACID; PHENOL;

ARTICLE; AUTOMATED ENDOSCOPE REPROCESSOR; AUTOMATION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL STUDY; DISINFECTION; ENDOSCOPE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE DATABASE; STANDARD; TECHNOLOGY;

DISINFECTION; ENDOSCOPES, GASTROINTESTINAL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS;

EID: 62649138715     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: 10976779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2008.11.037     Document Type: Article

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