The permeability of surgical gloves to seven chemicals commonly used in hospitals

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 313-323

  Mäkelä, Erja A ^a   Vainiotalo, Sinikka ^a   Peltonen, Kimmo ^a,b  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^b NATL VET AND FOOD RES INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Chemicals; Disinfectants; Gloves; Permeation; Surgical

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; DISINFECTANTS; HEALTH CARE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; RUBBER; SKIN; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICALS; SURGERY;

SURGICAL GLOVES;

SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; PERMEATION;

ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE; DISINFECTANT AGENT; GLUTARALDEHYDE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM; PERACETIC ACID; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE; RUBBER;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; HEALTH CARE; HOSPITAL; PERMEABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN ABSORPTION; STANDARD; SURGICAL GLOVE;

DISINFECTANTS; GLOVES, SURGICAL; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PERMEABILITY; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RUBBER;

AMERICAN STANDARD; CHLORHEXIDINE DIGLUCONATE; CLASSICAL METHODS; EUROPEAN STANDARDS; GLOVES; PERACETIC ACIDS; SODIUM HYPOCHLORITES; SURGICAL;

EID: 0038724197     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/meg044     Document Type: Article

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