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A Risk-Based Approach to Variable Load Configuration Validation in Steam Sterilization: Application of PDA Technical Report 1 Load Equivalence Topic

Anthony Pavell and Keith A. Hughes
PDA Journal of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology March 2010, 64 (2) 124-136;
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    PDA Technical Report 1: Industrial Moist Heat Sterilization in Autoclaves; 2007.
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    PDA Technical Report 1: Industrial Moist Heat Sterilization in Autoclaves, Section 4.4.1.1; 2007; p 28.
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    HTM 2010, Part 3: Validation and Verification, Section 13.15; Her Majesty's Stationary Office: London, 1994; p 87.
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    HTM 2010, Part 3: Validation and Verification, Section 8.10; Her Majesty's Stationary Office: London, 1994; p 57.
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    ICH Q9 Quality Risk Management, Section 4.6; 2005; p 5.
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    PDA Technical Report 44: Risk Management, Section 3.3.2; 2008; p 10.
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