Awareness of hazards by principal investigators in university-affiliated hospital research laboratories: A case study

Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 542-545

  Schweigert, Michael K ^a   Bear, Robert A ^b   House, Ronald A ^a   Linn Holness, D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; LABORATORY PERSONNEL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 0031823462     PISSN: 1047322X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1047322X.1998.10390103     Document Type: Article

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