Medical evaluation for respirator use

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 142-157

  Szeinuk, Jaime ^a   Beckett, William S ^b   Clark, Nancy ^a   Hailoo, Wajdy L ^c  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^c STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical practice review; Medicine; Occupational; Prevention; Public health; Respirators

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; CERTIFICATION; GAS MASK; INDIVIDUALIZATION; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; VENTILATOR; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

DECISION MAKING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PRESCRIPTIONS, NON-DRUG; RESPIRATORY PHYSIOLOGY; RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE DEVICES; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; WORK;

EID: 0033991498     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0274(200001)37:1<142::AID-AJIM11>3.0.CO;2-K     Document Type: Review

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