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MeSH Heading: Respiratory Protective Devices
Tree Number(s): E07.700.560.937; E07.700.700; J01.637.708.560.937
Unique ID: D012134
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D012134
Scope Note: Respirators to protect individuals from breathing air contaminated with harmful dusts, fogs, fumes, mists, gases, smokes, sprays, or vapors.
Entry Term(s): Gas Masks; Industrial Respirators; Respirators, Air-Purifying; Respirators, Industrial
NLM Classification #: WF 26
Public MeSH Note: 91; see PROTECTIVE DEVICES 1975-90; for GAS MASKS see MASKS 1968-74, see GAS MASKS 1963-67
History Note: 91(63)
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1974/12/12
Revision Date: 2022/07/14

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Respiratory Protective Devices MeSH Descriptor Data 2025