Clinical examination gloves - Fit only for their intended purpose

Resuscitation

Volumn 83, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1421-1422

  Deakin, Charles D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SOUTHAMPTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DEFIBRILLATION; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MEDICAL EXAMINATION GLOVE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RESUSCITATION;

DEFIBRILLATORS; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; ELECTRIC INJURIES; GLOVES, PROTECTIVE; HUMANS;

EID: 84868197055     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: 18731570     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2012.09.016     Document Type: Editorial

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