Accidental deaths following inhalation of methylene chloride

Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 17-19

  McDonald, William ^a   Olmedo, Manuel ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DICHLOROMETHANE;

ACCIDENTAL DEATH; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; OCCUPATIONAL TOXICOLOGY; PAINTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT;

EID: 0030025561     PISSN: 1047322X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1047322X.1996.10389116     Document Type: Note

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