First clinical study of a new virus-inhibiting surgical glove

Swiss Medical Weekly

Volumn 138, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 18-22

  Caillot, Jean Louis ^a,b   Voiglio, Eric J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b CENTRE HOSPITALIER LYON SUD   (France)

Author keywords

Blood exposure accident; HIV HCV; Protection; Surgical glove

Indexed keywords

DISINFECTANT AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL STUDY; ERGONOMICS; HERNIA; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; SURGEON; SURGICAL GLOVE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VIRUS INACTIVATION;

EID: 38649085624     PISSN: 14247860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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