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Requiem for Reuse of Single-Use Devices in US Hospitals

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Martin S. Favero
Martin S. Favero*
Affiliation:
Advanced Sterilization Products, Johnson & Johnson, Irvine, California
*
Scientific and Clinical Affairs, Advanced Sterilization Products, Johnson & Johnson, 33 Technology Dr, Irvine, CA 92618
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Editorial
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 22 , Issue 9 , September 2001 , pp. 539 - 541
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2001

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