Conversion to Low-Protein, Powder-Free Surgical Gloves: Is it Worth the Cost?

Workplace Health and Safety

Volumn 53, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 388-393

  Komiewicz, Denise M ^a   Chookaew, Nantiya ^b   El Masri, Maher ^c   Mudd, Kim ^d   Bollinger, Mary Elizabeth ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RUBBER;

ADULT; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; COST OF ILLNESS; ECONOMICS; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POWDER; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD; SURGICAL GLOVE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COST OF ILLNESS; COST SAVINGS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GLOVES, SURGICAL; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; LATEX HYPERSENSITIVITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; POWDERS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RUBBER; WORKERS' COMPENSATION;

EID: 27744494027     PISSN: 21650799     EISSN: 21650969     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/216507990505300904     Document Type: Article

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