Chemical Composition of Gases Surgeons Are Exposed to During Endoscopic Urological Resections

Urology

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1152-1154

  Weston, Robin ^a   Stephenson, Richard N ^a   Kutarski, Paul W ^a   Parr, Nigel J ^a  

^a ARROWE PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; CARCINOGEN; HYDROCARBON; TOXIC GAS; VOLATILE AGENT;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DIATHERMY; ENDOSCOPY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIGHT; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE SURGERY; SURGEON; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; UROLOGY; VAPORIZATION;

ELECTROCOAGULATION; ENDOSCOPY; GASES; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION OF PROSTATE; UROLOGY;

EID: 70350568744     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: 15279995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2009.04.100     Document Type: Article

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