Hazards associated with metalworking by artists

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 90, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 665-671

  Weiss, Steven J ^a,b   Lesser, Steven H ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIV MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; OZONE;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ART; HUMAN; LEAD POISONING; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL LUNG DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; REVIEW; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WELDING; WORKPLACE;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; HUMANS; METALS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; SCULPTURE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0030871405     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007611-199707000-00001     Document Type: Review

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