Structural features of latex gloves in dental practice

Biomaterials

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 517-522

  Tucci, M G ^a,b   Belmonte, M Mattioli ^b   Toschi, E ^a,b   Pelliccioni, G A ^a,b   Checchi, L ^a,b   Castaldini, C ^a,b   Biagini, G ^a,b   Piana, G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cross infection; Latex gloves; Morphological analysis; SEM

Indexed keywords

DENTAL EQUIPMENT; LATEXES; MORPHOLOGY; RUBBER PRODUCTS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION);

LATEX GLOVES; MORPHOLOGICAL FLAWS;

DISPOSABLE BIOMEDICAL EQUIPMENT;

LATEX;

ARTICLE; CROSS INFECTION; DENTISTRY; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; GLOVE; ITALY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 0030111356     PISSN: 01429612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0142-9612(96)82726-8     Document Type: Review

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