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European Heart Journal 2000 21(3):185-189; doi:10.1053/euhj.1999.1691
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Perspective

Reuse of coronary angioplasty balloon catheters: yes or no?

G. Krause, G. Dziekan and F.D. Daschner

Department for Environmental Medicine and Hospital Epidemiology, University Hospital Freiburg, Germany

revised May 3, 1999; accepted May 5, 1999

Correspondence: Dr Gérard Krause, Epidemiology Intelligence Service Officer/CDC, Florida Department of Health, Bureau of Epidemiology, 2020 Capital Circle SE Bin #A-12, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1734, U.S.A.

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