Effect of test exercises and mask donning on measured respirator fit

Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 14, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 827-

  Crutchfield, Clifton D ^a   Fairbank, Erin O ^a   Greenstein, Scott L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fit Test; Fit Test Exercises; Fit Test Protocols; Respirator Donning; Respiratory Protection

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; EXERCISE; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VENTILATOR;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MATERIALS TESTING; MILITARY PERSONNEL; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; VENTILATORS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 0033374999     PISSN: 1047322X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/104732299302062     Document Type: Article

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