Objective Assessment of Increase in Breathing Resistance of N95 Respirators on Human Subjects.

Face masks or respirators are commonly worn by medical professionals and patients for protection against respiratory tract infection and the spread of illnesses, such as severe acute respiratory syndrome and pandemic influenza (H1N1). Breathing discomfort due to increased breathing resistance is kno...

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Published in:Annals of Occupational Hygiene Vol. 55; no. 8; pp. 917 - 922
Main Authors: Lee, Heow Pueh, Wang, De Yun
Format: pictorial research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Oxford University Press / USA Oct2011
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