A randomised trial of the durability of non-allergenic latex-free surgical gloves versus latex gloves

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 288-292

  Newsom, S W B ^a,c   Smith, M Owen ^b   Shaw, Peggy ^a  

^a PAPWORTH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b PETERBOROUGH CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Non allergenic; Surgical gloves

Indexed keywords

LATEX;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY; OCCUPATIONAL ALLERGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURGEON; SURGICAL GLOVE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; GLOVES, SURGICAL; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; NEOPRENE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RUBBER; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 3543039396     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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