Surgical mask placement over N95 filtering facepiece respirators: Physiological effects on healthcare workers

Respirology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 516-521

  Roberge, Raymond J ^a   Coca, Aitor ^a   Williams, W Jon ^a   Palmiero, Andrew J ^b   Powell, Jeffrey B ^b  

^a National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory   (United States)

^b EG&G   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental and occupational health and epidemiology; Infection control; Respiratory infection (non tuberculous); Ventilation; Viral infection

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; OXYGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREATHING RATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FILTERING FACEPIECE RESPIRATOR; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEART RATE; HUMAN; LUNG MINUTE VOLUME; MALE; OXYGEN SATURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SURGICAL MASK; TIDAL VOLUME; TRANSCUTANEOUS CARBON DIOXIDE MONITORING; VENTILATOR;

ADULT; CARBON DIOXIDE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MASKS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OXYGEN; PHYSICAL EXERTION; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE DEVICES; TIDAL VOLUME;

EID: 77950252924     PISSN: 13237799     EISSN: 14401843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2010.01713.x     Document Type: Article

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