A preliminary report on the incidence of pre-existing pinhole defects in nitrile dental gloves

British Dental Journal

Volumn 195, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 509-512

  Patel, H B ^a   Fleming, G J P ^a   Trevor Burke, F J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LATEX; NITRILE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; DENTAL FACILITY; FINGER; INCIDENCE; SURGICAL GLOVE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; GLOVES, SURGICAL; HUMANS; LATEX; MATERIALS TESTING; NITRILES;

EID: 3042613504     PISSN: 00070610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.4810667     Document Type: Article

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