Occupational burns in Washington State, 1989-1993

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1083-1089

  McCullough, Joel E ^a,c   Henderson, Alden K ^b   Kaufman, Joel D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

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

^c MS R 10 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BURN; CHEMICAL BURN; FEMALE; FOOD HANDLING; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HUMAN; LANDFILL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL SKIN DISEASE; PAPER INDUSTRY; PREVALENCE; SMELTER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032415637     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043764-199812000-00008     Document Type: Article

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