Decontamination and sterilization

Surgery (United Kingdom)

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 572-578

  Solon, Jacqueline G ^a   Killeen, Shane ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^b CASTLE HILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Decontamination; sterilization; surgical equipment

Indexed keywords

CLEANING; DISINFECTION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATED INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84945578149     PISSN: 02639319     EISSN: 18781764     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mpsur.2015.08.006     Document Type: Review

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