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Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene Volume 8, 2011 - Issue 5
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Integrity of Disposable Nitrile Exam Gloves Exposed to Simulated Movement

Robert N. Phalen Department of Health Science and Human Ecology, California State University San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California
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Weng Kee Wong Department of Biostatistics, UCLA School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
Pages 289-299 | Published online: 05 Apr 2011

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