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Reuse of single-use devices: Looking back, looking forward [1]

The reuse of medical devices marked as 'single use' by manufacturers has been going on for several decades. The process has been rationalized and legislated in the West as well as in Japan. However, the practice continues in unregulated manner in India due to a paucity of guidance from the Food and Drug Administration in India.

Publication Date: 
01/05/2012
M. Hussain [2], K. P. Balsara [3], S. Nagral [4]
National Medical Journal of India [5]
25
3
151-155
Tags:
Health [6], Health Effects [7], India [8], Health Care [9], United States Of America (US) [10], Hospital Waste [11], Waste Recycling [12], United Kingdom (UK) [13], Ministry Of Health And Family Welfare [14], Health Policy [15]
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