Occupational exposure to enflurane and nitrous oxide in operating rooms;Arbeitsplatzbelastung durch enfluran und lachgas in operationsräumen

Zentralblatt fur Hygiene und Umweltmedizin

Volumn 198, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 265-274

  Hoerauf, Klaus ^a,b   Mayer, Thomas ^a,b   Hobbhahn, Jonny ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENFLURANE; INHALATION ANESTHETIC AGENT; NITROUS OXIDE;

AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMAN; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; NEWBORN; NURSE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OPERATING ROOM; PHYSICIAN;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ANESTHETICS, INHALATION; ENFLURANE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; NITROUS OXIDE; NURSES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OPERATING ROOMS; PHYSICIANS;

EID: 0030072674     PISSN: 09348859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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