Survey of the use of personal protective equipment and prevalence of work related symptoms among dental staff.

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Published in Occup Environ Med on February 01, 1997

Authors

J Allsopp1, M K Basu, R M Browne, P S Burge, J B Matthews

Author Affiliations

1: Unit of Oral Pathology, School of Dentistry, University of Birmingham.

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