Integrity of vinyl and latex procedure gloves

Nursing Research

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 1989, Pages 144-146

  Korniewicz, Denise M ^a   Lauciion, Barbara E ^a   Bvtz, Arlene ^a   Larson, Elaine ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LATEX; VINYL DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; FEMALE; GLOVE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GLOVES, SURGICAL; HAND; HUMAN; LATEX; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; POLYVINYL CHLORIDE; POLYVINYLS; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0024559432     PISSN: 00296562     EISSN: 15389847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006199-198905000-00011     Document Type: Article

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