Commentary on "In vivo protective performance of N95 respirator and surgical facemask" [1]

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 50, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1025-1026

  Brosseau, Lisa M ^a   Harriman, Kathleen ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NANOMATERIAL;

AEROSOL; FACE MASK; FILTER; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; LETTER; NONHUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL MASK; VENTILATOR; VIRUS; WOUND INFECTION;

AEROSOLS; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; FILTRATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; INHALATION EXPOSURE; MASKS; NANOPARTICLES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICLE SIZE; PERMEABILITY; RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE DEVICES; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME;

EID: 36549032134     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20498     Document Type: Letter

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