Gloves: Types, materials, and manufacturing

Protective Gloves for Occupational Use, Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 15-28

  Mellström, Gunh A ^a   Boman, Anders ^b  

^a MEDICAL PRODUCTS AGENCY   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM COUNTY COUNCIL   (Sweden)

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