Novel Test Method for the Evaluation of Fluid Leakage at the Glove-Gown Interface and Investigation of Test Parameters

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 227, Issue 6, 2018, Pages 573-586

  Kilinc Balci, F Selcen ^a   Kahveci, Zafer ^a   Yorio, Patrick L ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; BODY FLUID; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; DEVICES; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; INFECTION CONTROL; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; PROTECTIVE GLOVE; ROBOTICS;

GLOVES, PROTECTIVE; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; ROBOTICS;

EID: 85055082112     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: 18791190     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2018.09.016     Document Type: Article

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