Behavioral factors affecting exposure potential for household cleaning products

Journal of Exposure Analysis and Environmental Epidemiology

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 505-520

  Kovacs, Daniel C ^a   Small, Mitchell J ^a   Davidson, Cliff I ^a   Fischhoff, Baruch ^a,b  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOMESTIC CHEMICAL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR; CLEANING; EXPOSURE; GLOVE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; ODOR; PURCHASING; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; SAFETY; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; BEHAVIOR; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS; HUMANS; MALE; ODORS; PRODUCT LABELING; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0030669157     PISSN: 10534245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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