Journal of Clinical Anesthesia
Volume 20, Issue 2 , Pages 81-83 , March 2008

The reuse of anesthesia breathing systems: another difference of opinion and practice between the United States and Europe

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PII: S0952-8180(08)00006-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2007.10.006

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia
Volume 20, Issue 2 , Pages 81-83 , March 2008

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