Objective assessment of increase in breathing resistance of N95 respirators on human subjects

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 55, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 917-921

  Lee, Heow Pueh ^a   Wang, De Yun ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

flow resistance; H1H1; N95 respirators; rhinomanometry; SARS; spirometer

Indexed keywords

FLOW RESISTANCE; H1H1; N95 RESPIRATORS; RHINOMANOMETRY; SARS; SPIROMETER;

IMPACT RESISTANCE;

RESPIRATORS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIRWAY RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GAS MASK; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; RHINOMANOMETRY; SPIROMETRY; STANDARD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIRWAY RESISTANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE DEVICES; RHINOMANOMETRY; SPIROMETRY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80054760152     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: 14753162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/mer065     Document Type: Article

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