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Disadvantages of Gloves

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Protective gloves are important, although only secondary, safeguards against factors hazardous to hands. They can be manufactured from polymers such as rubber and plastic, leather, fabric or combinations of these materials. There is no glove material ideal for every type of work.

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  1. Section of Dermatology, Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Topeliuksenkatu 41 aA, 00250, Helsinki, Finland

    Lasse Kanerva M.D., Ph.D.

  2. Department of Occupational Dermatology, Karolinska Hospital, 117 76, Stockholm, Sweden

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  5. School of Medicine, University of California, Box 0989, Surge 100, 94143-0989, CA, San Francisco, USA

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Estlander, T., Jolanki, J., Kanerva, L. (2000). Disadvantages of Gloves. In: Kanerva, L., Wahlberg, J.E., Elsner, P., Maibach, H.I. (eds) Handbook of Occupational Dermatology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-07677-4_54

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