Anxiety during respirator use: Comparison of two respirator types

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 123-128

  Wu, Samantha ^a   Harber, Philip ^a,b   Yun, David ^a   Bansal, Siddharth ^a   Li, Yuan ^a   Santiago, Silverio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

anxiety; personal protective equipment; respirator

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GAS MASK; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

ADULT; ANXIETY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE DEVICES;

EID: 79951626502     PISSN: 15459624     EISSN: 15459632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15459624.2011.549780     Document Type: Article

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