A survey of respirators usage for airborne chemicals in Korea

Industrial Health

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 569-577

  Han, Don Hee ^a   Kang, Min Sun ^a  

^a Inje University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Faceseal leakage; Gas vapor respirator; Korea; Respirator; Respiratory protection program

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBER; CHEMICAL COMPOUND;

CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FACE MASK; FEMALE; GAS; GAS MASK; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; KOREA; MALE; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; REVIEW; STAFF TRAINING; VAPOR; VENTILATOR; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKPLACE;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; KOREA; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE DEVICES;

EID: 70350327942     PISSN: 00198366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2486/indhealth.47.569     Document Type: Review

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