Measurement of airborne bacteria and endotoxin generated during dental cleaning

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 121-130

  Dutil, Steve ^a   Mériaux, Anne ^a   De Latrémoille, Marie Chantale ^a   Lazure, Louis ^b   Barbeau, Jean ^c   Duchaine, Caroline ^a  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE ROBERT SAUVÉ EN SANTÉ ET EN SÉCURITÉ DU TRAVAIL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Air sampling; Airborne bacteria; Dental bioaerosols; Endotoxin; Personal exposure; Waterborne bacteria

Indexed keywords

ENDOTOXIN;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; DENTAL CARE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME;

AEROSOLS; AIR MICROBIOLOGY; DENTAL CARE; ENDOTOXINS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 59449086126     PISSN: 15459624     EISSN: 15459632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15459620802633957     Document Type: Article

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