Health surveillance for hospital employees exposed to respiratory sensitizers

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 33-36

  Smedley, J ^a   Coggon, D ^a  

^a SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORMALDEHYDE; GLUTARALDEHYDE; METHACRYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER; RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT;

ARTICLE; ETIOLOGY; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MEDICAL AUDIT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; POLICY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SCREENING; SENSITIZATION;

EID: 0030051709     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/46.1.33     Document Type: Article

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