AORN Journal
Volume 87, Issue 4 , Pages 739-749 , April 2008

Results of a Survey on Current Surgical Smoke Control Practices

  • Ben E. Edwards, MS, CLSO, RRPT

      Affiliations

    • Ben E. Edwards, MS, CLSO, RRPT, is a health physicist in the OESO-Radiation Safety Division at Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC.
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  • Robert E. Reiman, MSPH, MD

      Affiliations

    • Robert E. Reiman, MSPH, MD, is an assistant professor in the Department of Radiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC.

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doi: 10.1016/j.aorn.2007.11.001

AORN Journal
Volume 87, Issue 4 , Pages 739-749 , April 2008

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