Glove selection as personal protective equipment and occupational dermatitis among Japanese midwives

Journal of Occupational Health

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 35-43

  Sasaki, Minako ^a   Kanda, Katsuya ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hand roughness; Health care workers; Latex allergy; Medical gloves; Midwife; Occupational dermatitis; Personal protective equipment; Standard Precautions

Indexed keywords

ENEMA; LATEX;

ADULT; ALLERGIC DISEASE; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; BLOODBORNE BACTERIUM; DELIVERY; DEMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INFECTION; JAPAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIDWIFE; OCCUPATIONAL ECZEMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL GLOVE; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DERMATITIS; FEMALE; GLOVES, PROTECTIVE; HUMANS; JAPAN; LATEX HYPERSENSITIVITY; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWIFERY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; QUESTIONNAIRES; WORKPLACE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 33644524973     PISSN: 13419145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1539/joh.48.35     Document Type: Article

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