Health care workers and respiratory protection: Is the user seal check a surrogate for respirator fit-testing?

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 267-270

  Danyluk, Quinn ^a   Hon, Chun Yip ^b,c   Neudorf, Mike ^a   Yassi, Annalee ^c   Bryce, Elizabeth ^d   Janssen, Bob ^e   Astrakianakis, George ^c,f  

^a Burnaby Hospital   (Canada)

^b Vancouver Coastal Health   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d Infection Prevention and Control   (Canada)

^e Policy and Research Division   (Canada)

^f Occupational Health and Safety Agency for Healthcare in British Columbia   (Canada)

Author keywords

health care workers; N95 filtering facepiece respirators; respirator fit testing; user seal check

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FACE; FEMALE; GAS MASK; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MATERIALS TESTING; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FACE; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MALE; MATERIALS TESTING; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE DEVICES;

EID: 79953695053     PISSN: 15459624     EISSN: 15459632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15459624.2011.566016     Document Type: Article

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