Respirator fit-testing - will we pass the test?

Critical Care

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2009, Pages

  Chakladar, Abhijoy ^a   Beaumont, Peter O ^a   Uncles, David R ^a  

^a WORTHING HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; INFECTION PREVENTION; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL MASK; VENTILATOR; FILTRATION; GAS MASK; HUMAN; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

FILTRATION; GREAT BRITAIN; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE DEVICES; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 77949887140     PISSN: 13648535     EISSN: 1466609X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/cc8031     Document Type: Letter

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