The effect of isopropyl alcohol on the permeation of gloves exposed to antineoplastic agents

Journal of Oncology Pharmacy Practice

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 109-114

  Connor, Thomas H ^a   Xiang, Qian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Jiangsu Inst of Occup Medicine   (China)

Author keywords

antineoplastic agents; glove materials; isopropyl alcohol; Permeation testing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84990321061     PISSN: 10781552     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107815520000600304     Document Type: Article

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