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Luer Connector Misconnections: Under-Recognized but Potentially Dangerous Events.

August 15, 2012

Medical Product Safety Network. Silver Spring, MD; US Food and Drug Administration. November 19, 2008.

This Web site provides information about tubing misconnections and how to prevent them.

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