Comparison of U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration standards and German Berufsgenossenschaften guidelines for Preventive Occupational Health Examinations

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 373-380

  Straif, K ^a   Silverstein, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b Washington State Department of Labor   (United States)

Author keywords

international health; medical screening; safety and health standards; surveillance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; LABORATORY TEST; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY CONTROL; SCORING SYSTEM; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE;

ASBESTOS; CADMIUM; CREDENTIALING; GERMANY; GUIDELINES; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES; OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0030997184     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0274(199704)31:4<373::AID-AJIM1>3.0.CO;2-X     Document Type: Article

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