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Health Care Workers' Reported Discomfort While Wearing Filtering Face-Piece Respirators

Health Care Workers' Reported Discomfort While Wearing Filtering Face-Piece Respirators

https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1652445783

Health Care Workers' Reported Discomfort While Wearing Filtering Face-Piece Respirators

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Full title

Health Care Workers' Reported Discomfort While Wearing Filtering Face-Piece Respirators

Publisher

Los Angeles, CA: SAGE Publications

Journal title

AAOHN journal, 2014-09, Vol.62 (9), p.362-368

Language

English

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Publisher

Los Angeles, CA: SAGE Publications

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Contents

Filtering face-piece respirators (FFRs) are one method of protecting health care workers from airborne particles; however, research suggests adherence is poor, perhaps due to worker discomfort. Three separate focus groups were conducted at two Veterans Affairs health care facilities. Seventeen health care workers who reported using FFRs as part of...

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Health Care Workers' Reported Discomfort While Wearing Filtering Face-Piece Respirators

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Record Identifier

TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1652445783

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1652445783

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ISSN

2165-0799

E-ISSN

2165-0969

DOI

10.3928/21650799-20140804-03

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