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SURGICAL PATIENT SKIN PREPARATION, BY JUDITH A. BRUMM,RN, CNOR AND SHIRLEY J. TAYLOR, RN, BSN, CNOR, CRCST, PAGE 16.
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THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX: STERILIZATION CONTAINERS ANDPACKAGING, BY JOHN ROARK, PAGE 22.
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