A global inventory of hospitals using powder-free gloves: A search for principled medical leadership

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 241-246

  Jackson, Elise M ^a   Arnette, Jarrett A ^a   Martin, Marcus L ^a   Tahir, Wiqas M ^a   Frost Arner, Liselotte ^b   Edlich, Richard F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cornstarch; Examination gloves; Internet search; Latex allergy; Powder free gloves; Surgical gloves

Indexed keywords

LATEX; STARCH;

ALLERGY; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INTERNET; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL GLOVE; UNITED STATES;

DATA COLLECTION; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EUROPE; FEMALE; FOREIGN-BODY REACTION; GLOVES, SURGICAL; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INTERNET; LATEX HYPERSENSITIVITY; LEADERSHIP; MALE; POWDERS; STARCH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034141697     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-4679(99)00202-4     Document Type: Article

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