Chronic occupational exposure to asbestos: More than medical effects?

Journal of Occupational Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1988, Pages 49-54

  Lebovits, Allen H ^a,b   Byrne, Mary ^a,c   Bernstein, Jonine ^a,d   Strain, James J ^a,e  

^a SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Departments of Anesthesiology and Psychiatry   (United States)

^c MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d Department of Biomathematical Sciences ^*  (United States)

^e Division of Consultation Liaison Psychiatry   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS;

ADULT; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOSOMATICS; REVIEW; STRESS;

ASBESTOS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0023838475     PISSN: 00961736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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