Evaluating the potential occupational hazard of handling dental polymer products using the het-cam technique

International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 43-57

  Lönnroth, Emma Christin ^a,b   Dahl, Jon E ^b   Shahnavaz, Houshang ^a  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b Nordisk Institutt for Odontologiske Materialer   (Norway)

Author keywords

Dental personnel; Dental polymers; HET CAM test; Irritation score; Occupational hazard

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL AND DENTAL MATERIALS; IRRITANT AGENT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CHICK EMBRYO; CHORION; DRUG EFFECT; EGG; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POWDER;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CHICK EMBRYO; CHORION; DENTAL MATERIALS; EGGS; HUMANS; IRRITANTS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POWDERS; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 0033252781     PISSN: 10803548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10803548.1999.11076410     Document Type: Article

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