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A Risk-based Approach to Setting Sterile Filtration Bioburden Limits

Harry Yang, Na Li and Stephen Chang
PDA Journal of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology November 2013, 67 (6) 601-609; DOI: https://doi.org/10.5731/pdajpst.2013.00942
Harry Yang
MedImmune LLC, One MedImmune Way, Gaithersburg, MD 20878
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Na Li
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vol. 67 no. 6 601-609
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.5731/pdajpst.2013.00942
PubMed 
24265301

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Parenteral Drug Association (PDA)
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1079-7440
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1948-2124
History 
  • Published online November 21, 2013.

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  1. Harry Yang*,
  2. Na Li and
  3. Stephen Chang
  1. MedImmune LLC, One MedImmune Way, Gaithersburg, MD 20878
  1. ↵*Corresponding Author: Harry Yang MedImmune LLC, One MedImmune Way, Gaithersburg, MD 20878. YangH{at}MedImmune.com
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