Assessment of the efficacy of Proguard RR-2 radio-protective gloves during forearm manipulation

Injury

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 159-161

  Calder, P R ^a,d   Tennent, T D ^b   Allen, P W ^c  

^a ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Royal National Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^c PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOREARM FRACTURE; FRACTURE REDUCTION; GLOVE; HUMAN; IMAGE INTENSIFIER; IONIZING RADIATION; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RADIATION ATTENUATION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIATION SCATTERING; SURGEON; TACTILE DISCRIMINATION; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETER;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GLOVES, SURGICAL; HAND; HUMANS; MANIPULATION, OSTEOPATHIC; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RADIATION PROTECTION;

EID: 0037307157     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-1383(01)00211-X     Document Type: Article

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