Assessment of the durability of medical examination gloves

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 1, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 607-612

  Kerr, Lesley N ^a   Chaput, Maria P ^a   Cash, Lisa D ^a   O'Malley, Louis G ^a   Sarhrani, Elmiloudi M ^a   Teixeira, Joseph C ^a   Boivin, William S ^a   Mailhot, Seth A ^a  

^a CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Glove durability; Leakage; Medical examination gloves; Simulated clinical use

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPRENE; LATEX; NITRILE; VINYL DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FINGER NAIL; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; GLOVE; HAND; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; LABORATORY PERSONNEL; MATERIALS; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PHANTOM; POWDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING;

EQUIPMENT FAILURE; GLOVES, PROTECTIVE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POWDERS; WATER;

EID: 4444298281     PISSN: 15459624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15459620490491803     Document Type: Article

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