Multidomain subjective response to respirator use during simulated work

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 38-45

  Harber, Philip ^a   Bansal, Siddharth ^a   Santiago, Silverio ^b   Liu, David ^a   Yun, David ^a   Ng, David ^b   Liu, Yihang ^a   Wu, Samantha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BREATHING; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CHRONIC RHINITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; EXERCISE; FACE MASK; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY; MALE; SIMULATION; VENTILATOR; WORK; WORKER; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION; EXERCISE TEST; GAS MASK; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SPIROMETRY; UTILIZATION REVIEW; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE DEVICES; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; SPIROMETRY; WORKPLACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 61649087532     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e31817f458b     Document Type: Article

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