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Chapter 19—Disposable Devices in Clinical Therapy: Foley Catheters—A Model for the Development of a Standard

Boyarsky, S
Division of Urology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Mo.

Pages: 11    Published: Jan 1983

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Abstract

Performance standards are the fine adjustment to commercial and professional life in a highly industrialized society. The lack of organizations like ASTM would greatly complicate the tasks of consumers in specifying needs and producers in meeting them. Their absence would also complicate the life of professionals in many ways.