Occupation of Cancer Patients: A Challenge to Healthcare Facilities

Journal of the American Health Information Management Association

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 59-68

  Hutton, Mary D ^a   Burnett, Carol A ^b  

^a Centers for Disease Control

^b CDC

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS; BENZIDINE; VINYL CHLORIDE;

CANCER PATIENT; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER REGISTRY; DATA ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; JOB ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; REVIEW;

EID: 0029938669     PISSN: 10605487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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