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Descriptor English: Gloves, Protective
Descriptor Spanish: Guantes Protectores
Descriptor guantes protectores
Scope note: Cubierta para las manos, habitualmente con separación para los dedos, hecha de diversos materiales, para la protección contra infecciones, sustancias tóxicas, calor y frío extremos, radiación, inmersión en agua, etc. Los guantes protectores pueden ser utilizados por pacientes, personas que los atienden, personal de laboratorio, trabajadores industriales y policías, entre otros.
Descriptor Portuguese: Luvas Protetoras
Descriptor French: Gants de protection
Entry term(s): Protective Gloves
Tree number(s): E07.700.560.875.400
E07.700.600.400
J01.637.215.600.400
J01.637.708.560.875.400
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D017575
Scope note: Covering for the hands usually with separation for the fingers, made of various materials for protection against infections, toxic substances, extremes of hot and cold, radiation, water immersion, etc. Protective gloves may be worn by patients, care givers, laboratory personnel, industrial workers, and police, among others.
Annotation: GLOVES, SURGICAL is also available
Allowable Qualifiers: AE adverse effects
CL classification
EC economics
ES ethics
HI history
MI microbiology
PS parasitology
SD supply & distribution
SN statistics & numerical data
ST standards
TD trends
VE veterinary
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Clothing (1967-1990)
Protective Clothing (1970-1993)
Public MeSH Note: 94
History Note: 94
DeCS ID: 31438
Unique ID: D017575
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Date Established: 1994/01/01
Date of Entry: 1992/12/28
Revision Date: 2019/07/08
Gloves, Protective - Preferred
Concept UI M0026637
Scope note Covering for the hands usually with separation for the fingers, made of various materials for protection against infections, toxic substances, extremes of hot and cold, radiation, water immersion, etc. Protective gloves may be worn by patients, care givers, laboratory personnel, industrial workers, and police, among others.
Preferred term Gloves, Protective
Entry term(s) Protective Gloves



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