Assessment of textiles for use in operating theatres with respect to the thermal comfort of surgeons

Fibres and Textiles in Eastern Europe

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 65-69

  Bogdan, Anna ^a   Sudoł Szopińska, Iwona ^a   Szopiński, Tomasz ^b  

^a CENTRAL INSTITUTE FOR LABOUR PROTECTION NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

^b Central Railway Hospital Warsaw   (Poland)

Author keywords

Medical protective clothing; Medical standards; Thermal insulation; Thermal manikin

Indexed keywords

PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; THERMAL STRESS;

OPERATING THEATRE; OPERATION PROCEDURE; PROFESSIONAL GROUPS; THERMAL MANIKIN;

THERMAL INSULATION;

EID: 84858259442     PISSN: 12303666     EISSN: 23007354     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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