Simulated workplace protection factors for half-facepiece respiratory protective devices

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 420-431

  Duling, Matthew G ^a   Lawrence, Robert B ^a   Slaven, James E ^a   Coffey, Christopher C ^a  

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

Author keywords

Fit test; N95 elastomeric respirators; N95 filtering facepiece respirators; Simulated workplace test

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; GAS MASK; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; STANDARD; STATISTICAL MODEL; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE DEVICES; WORKPLACE;

EID: 34547185049     PISSN: 15459624     EISSN: 15459632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15459620701346925     Document Type: Article

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