Health care workers: Risk factors for nonlatex and latex gloves during surgery

American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 851-855

  Korniewicz, Denise M ^a,b   Garzon, Laurel ^c   Plitcha, Stacey ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^c OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bloodborne; Gloves; Health care workers; Latex; Nonlatex; Surgery

Indexed keywords

LATEX;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EQUIPMENT; EXAMINATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OPERATING ROOM; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL GLOVE;

DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; GLOVES, SURGICAL; HUMANS; LATEX; MATERIALS TESTING; NURSES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; PHYSICIANS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0348012937     PISSN: 15428117     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15428110308984883     Document Type: Article

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