Assessment of ultraviolet radiation exposure in the wood surface coating industry

Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 261-270

  Surakka, Jouni ^a   Fischer, Torkel ^a   Rosén, Gunnar ^a   Nylander French, Leena A ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WORKING LIFE   (Sweden)

^b IL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EYE PROTECTION; FURNITURE; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PAINTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION PROTECTION; SKIN PROTECTION; SPECTRAL SENSITIVITY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 0031003349     PISSN: 1047322X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1047322X.1997.10389502     Document Type: Article

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