Occupational respiratory diseases in Singapore

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 160-164

  Lee, H S ^a   Phoon, W H ^a   Wang, S Y T ^b   Tan, K P ^c  

^a Ministry of Manpower Government of Singapore   (Singapore)

^b TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^c SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Asbestosis; Asthma; Epidemiology; Mesothelioma; Silicosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; SINGAPORE;

DATA COLLECTION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; RISK FACTORS; SINGAPORE;

EID: 0030113179     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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