New respirator fit test panels representing the current chinese civilian workers

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 297-305

  Chen, Weihong ^a   Zhuang, Ziqing ^b   Benson, Stacey ^c   Du, Lili ^a   Yu, Dan ^a   Landsittel, Douglas ^b,d   Wang, Limin ^a   Viscusi, Dennis ^b   Shaffer, Ronald E ^b  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^c EGandG Technical Services Inc   (United States)

^d DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Civilian workers; Fit test panels; Respirator sizing; Respirators

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRIC DATUM; BIVARIATE; CIVILIAN WORKERS; FACE WIDTHS; FIT TEST PANELS; GENDER DISTRIBUTIONS; MILITARY PERSONNELS; NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTHS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENTS; SURVEY DATUM; TECHNIQUES USED; ANTHROPOMETRIC DATA; GENDER DISTRIBUTION; SURVEY DATA;

ANTHROPOMETRY; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SURVEYS; TESTING;

RESPIRATORS;

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; CHINESE; FACE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MATERIALS TESTING; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VENTILATOR;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ANTHROPOMETRY; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FACE; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; REFERENCE VALUES; RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE DEVICES;

EID: 64749098043     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: 14753162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/men089     Document Type: Article

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