Laboratory study to assess causative factors affecting temporal changes in filtering facepiece respirator fit: Part I-pilot study

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 729-739

  Zhuang, Ziqing ^a   Benson, Stacey ^a   Lynch, Stephanie ^a   Palmiero, Andy ^a   Roberge, Raymond ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

fit change; fit test; frequency of fit test; inter and intra subject variability; respirators

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; FACE; FILTRATION; GAS MASK; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MATERIALS TESTING; OBSERVER VARIATION; PILOT STUDY; REPRODUCIBILITY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TIME;

ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; FACE; FILTRATION; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MATERIALS TESTING; OBSERVER VARIATION; PILOT PROJECTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE DEVICES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 82155192114     PISSN: 15459624     EISSN: 15459632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15459624.2011.627294     Document Type: Article

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