Discomfort and exertion associated with prolonged wear of respiratory protection in a health care setting

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 59-64

  Shenal, Brian V ^a   Radonovich, Lewis J ^a   Cheng, Jing ^b   Hodgson, Michael ^a   Bender, Bradley S ^c  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

discomfort; exertion; health care; respirator; tolerance; workers

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GAS MASK; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MASK; MEDICAL STAFF; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; SELF REPORT; STATISTICAL MODEL; TIME;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MASKS; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PHYSICAL EXERTION; RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE DEVICES; SELF REPORT; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84857733215     PISSN: 15459624     EISSN: 15459632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15459624.2012.635133     Document Type: Article

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