The influence of dental unit design on percutaneous injury

Journal of the American Dental Association

Volumn 129, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1725-1731

  Harte, Jennifer ^a   Davis, Richard ^b   Plamondon, Thomas ^c,d   Richardson, Bruce ^e  

^a Department of General Dentistry ^*  (United States)

^b Advanced General Dentistry Residency   (United States)

^c U States AF Dent Invest Sevices   (United States)

^d Kadena Air Base   (Japan)

^e KEESLER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; DENTAL FACILITY; DENTIST; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EUROPE; FEMALE; FURNITURE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PENETRATING TRAUMA; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; DENTAL HIGH-SPEED EQUIPMENT; DENTAL INSTRUMENTS; DENTAL OFFICES; DENTAL STAFF; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTERIOR DESIGN AND FURNISHINGS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS, PENETRATING;

EID: 0032408081     PISSN: 00028177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14219/jada.archive.1998.0142     Document Type: Article

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