A survey of starch particle counts in the hospital environment in relation to the use of powdered latex gloves

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 155-158

  Newsom, S W B ^a   Shaw, M ^a  

^a PAPWORTH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Glove powder; Hospital air; Latex allergy

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE ACETATE; IODINE; LATEX; STARCH;

AIR CONDITIONING; AIR MONITORING; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; GLOVE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY; INHALATION; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAINING;

EID: 0030970242     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/47.3.155     Document Type: Article

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