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Endoscopy 2000; 32(10): 807-818
DOI: 10.1055/s-2000-7710
Guidelines
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Guidelines of the French Society of Digestive Endoscopy: Recommendations For Setting Up Cleaning And Disinfection Procedures In Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

R. Systchenko, B. Marchetti, J. N. Canard, L. Palazzo, T. Ponchon, J. F. Rey, D. Sautereau
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31 December 2000 (online)

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Introduction by Michel Greff, M.D., International Secretary of the French Society of Digestive Endoscopy

Since 1998 the Council of the French Society of Digestive Endoscopy has published standards for good practice in endoscopy. At present these recommendations appear to be the best way of arriving at optimal practice. Written by a group of experts and corrected by an even larger expert group, they are regularly updated in written form in order to help with decision making.

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M. Greff,M.D. 

International Secretary French Society of Digestive Endoscopy Institut Arnault Tzanck

Av. du Dr Maurice Donat 06700 St Laurent du Var France

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Email: E-mail:mgreff001@rss.fr