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Is once always enough? Revisiting the single use item
- Ms A Moszczynski, 4835 McConnell Avenue, Terrace, British Columbia, Canada V8G 4H5; moszczyn{at}ualberta.ca
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Is once always enough? Revisiting the single use item
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- Received April 25, 2008
- Accepted July 2, 2008
- First published January 30, 2009.
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January 30, 2009
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2009 BMJ Publishing Group & Institute of Medical Ethics
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