Protection provided by clothing and textiles against potential hazards in the operating theatre

International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 107-115

  Laing, Raechel M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Healthcare workers; Micro organisms; Protective clothing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY FLUID; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MATERIALS TESTING; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OPERATING ROOM; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING;

BODY FLUIDS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; MATERIALS TESTING; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OPERATING ROOMS; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING;

EID: 42949158266     PISSN: 10803548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10803548.2008.11076753     Document Type: Article

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