Estimating magnetic field exposures of rail maintenance workers

American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal

Volumn 58, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 667-671

  Wenzl, Thurman B ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Electromagnetic fields (EMF); Magnetic fields; Rail workers

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; MAGNETIC FIELD; OCCUPATIONAL CANCER; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; RAILWAY; RAILWAY EMPLOYEE;

EID: 0030820893     PISSN: 00028894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15428119791012478     Document Type: Article

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