The effect of subject characteristics and respirator features on respirator fit

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 2, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 641-649

  Zhuang, Ziqing ^a   Coffey, Christopher ^a   Ann, Roland ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Face dimensions; Filtering facepiece respirators; Fit test panels; Respirator sizing; Simulated workplace protection factors

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FILTER DESIGN; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; PERMEABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; VENTILATOR; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MATERIALS TESTING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE DEVICES; SEX FACTORS; WORKPLACE;

EID: 28444435165     PISSN: 15459624     EISSN: 15459632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15459620500391668     Document Type: Article

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