Puncture resistance and stiffness of nitrile and latex dental examination gloves

British Dental Journal

Volumn 196, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 695-700+707

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LATEX; NITRILE; STAINLESS STEEL;

AIR CONDITIONING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; DENTAL CARE; DENTISTRY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; NEEDLE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; PUNCTURE; RIGIDITY; SAMPLING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DENTAL STRESS ANALYSIS; ELASTICITY; ELASTOMERS; GLOVES, SURGICAL; HUMANS; LATEX; MATERIALS TESTING; NEEDLESTICK INJURIES; RUBBER; TENSILE STRENGTH; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 3042831510     PISSN: 00070610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.4811353     Document Type: Article

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