Wearing the wrong size latex surgical gloves impairs manual dexterity

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 152-155

  Drabek, Tomas ^a   Boucek, Charles D ^a   Buffington, Charles W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dexterity; Gloves; Grooved pegboard test

Indexed keywords

ADULT; FINGERS; GLOVES, SURGICAL; HAND; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR SKILLS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 73849083371     PISSN: 15459624     EISSN: 15459632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15459620903481660     Document Type: Article

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