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FDA Labeling Requirements for Disinfection of Endoscopes: A Counterpoint

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Inge Gurevich
Affiliation:
Winthrop-University Hospital Mineola, New York
Frank S. Rhame
Affiliation:
University of Minnesota, Hospital and Clinic, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Abstract

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Type
Letters to the Editor
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 1995

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