Standards of Infection Prevention in Reprocessing Flexible Gastrointestinal Endoscopes.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Gastroenterology nursing : the official journal of the Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates
دوره 39 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2016