Effect of firefighter masks on monocular and binocular peripheral vision

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 428-432

  Samo, Daniel G ^a,d   Bahk, Jane K ^b   Gerkin, Richard D ^c  

^a Evanston Northwestern Healthcare ^*  (United States)

^b West Suburban Eye Associates   (United States)

^c BANNER GOOD SAMARITAN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d OMEGA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BINOCULAR VISION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; FEMALE; FIRE FIGHTER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MASK; MONOCULAR VISION; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PERIPHERAL VISION; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELD;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FIRES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE DEVICES; VISION, BINOCULAR; VISION, MONOCULAR;

EID: 0037390219     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.jom.0000058335.05741.33     Document Type: Article

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