Effectiveness of steam sterilization of reusable medical devices in primary and secondary care public hospitals in Nepal and factors associated with ineffective sterilization: A nation-wide cross-sectional study-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Effectiveness of steam sterilization of reusable medical devices in primary and secondary care public hospitals in Nepal and factors associated with ineffective sterilization: A nation-wide cross-sectional study

Published:2019-11-21 Issue:11 Volume:14 Page:e0225595
ISSN:1932-6203
Container-title:PLOS ONE
language:en
Short-container-title:PLoS ONE

Author:

Panta Gopal^ORCID,Richardson Ann K.,Shaw Ian C.,Chambers Stephen,Coope Patricia A.

Publisher

Public Library of Science (PLoS)

Subject

Multidisciplinary

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