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FDA Labeling Requirements for Disinfection of Endoscopes: A Counterpoint

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Inge Gurevich  and
Frank S. Rhame
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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Letters to the Editor
Information
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 16 , Issue 9 , September 1995 , pp. 496 - 497
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 1995

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