Perforation rate using a single pair of orthopedic gloves vs. a double pair of gloves in obstetric cases

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 362-365

  Turnquest, Mureena A ^a,b   How, Helen Y ^a   Allen, Sarah A ^a   Voss, Deward H ^a   Spinnato, Joseph A ^a  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Glove perforation; Orthopedic gloves; Surgical gloves

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVICE; OBSTETRICS; OPERATING ROOM; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PERFORATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL GLOVE;

EQUIPMENT FAILURE; GLOVES, SURGICAL; OBSTETRICS; ORTHOPEDICS;

EID: 0030454891     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14767059609018416     Document Type: Article

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