Exposure of postoperative nurses to waste-anesthetic gases and factors influencing exposure

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica, Supplement

Volumn 41, Issue 111, 1997, Pages 239-241

  Moore, B L ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HALOTHANE; INHALATION ANESTHETIC AGENT; ANESTHETIC GAS; NITROUS OXIDE;

AIR CONDITIONING; AIR POLLUTANT; GOVERNMENT; HOSPITAL DESIGN; HUMAN; NURSE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; POSTANESTHESIA NURSING; RECOVERY ROOM; REVIEW; UNITED STATES; ADULT; ANESTHESIA; CONFERENCE PAPER; MEASUREMENT; OPERATING ROOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ANESTHETICS, INHALATION; HALOTHANE; HOSPITAL DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; HUMANS; NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH; NURSES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POSTANESTHESIA NURSING; RECOVERY ROOM; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; VENTILATION;

EID: 0030670410     PISSN: 05152720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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