Emergency response to environmental toxic incidents: The role of the occupational physician

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 397-401

  McCunney, R J ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Emergency response; Environmental chemical releases; Occupational physician

Indexed keywords

ACID; AMMONIA; CHLORINE; ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL; HERBICIDE; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ARTICLE; DANGEROUS GOODS; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0029854840     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/46.6.397     Document Type: Article

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