Surveillance of occupational diseases in the United States: A survey of activities and determinants of success

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 714-719

  Henderson, Alden K ^a,f   Payne, Melanie M ^b   Ossiander, Eric ^c   Evans, Celia G ^d   Kaufman, Joel D ^e  

^a WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIES   (United States)

^b Southwest Washington Health District   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^d EXPONENT INC   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^f CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; LEAD; PESTICIDE;

ARTICLE; BURN; CARBON MONOXIDE INTOXICATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LEAD POISONING; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PEST CONTROL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; UNITED STATES; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 0031928888     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043764-199808000-00009     Document Type: Article

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