A review of reprocessing techniques of flexible nasopharyngoscopes

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 141, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 307-310

  Collins, William O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLEANING; DISINFECTION; ENDOSCOPE; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NASOPHARYNGOSCOPE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE;

CROSS INFECTION; DISINFECTION; ENDOSCOPES; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; EQUIPMENT REUSE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; NOSE; PHARYNX; PLIABILITY;

EID: 68949205626     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.otohns.2009.05.027     Document Type: Article

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