From cross-tabulations to multipurpose exposure information systems: A new job-exposure matrix

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 409-417

  Kauppinen, T ^a   Toikkanen, J ^a   Pukkala, E ^b  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^b FINNISH CANCER REGISTRY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Chemical agents; Epidemiology; Ergonomic factors; Exposure; Information system; Job exposure matrix; Physical agents; Psychosocial factors; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ERGONOMICS; FINLAND; INFORMATION SYSTEM; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FINLAND; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HUMANS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; REGISTRIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0031923606     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0274(199804)33:4<409::AID-AJIM12>3.0.CO;2-2     Document Type: Article

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