Occupational medicine in Taiwan

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 72, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 419-428

  Guo, Y L ^a   Wu, T N ^b   Liou, S H ^c   Wang, J D ^d  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Occupational diseases; Occupational health; Occupational medicine

Indexed keywords

GOVERNMENT; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE; REVIEW; TAIWAN;

FACILITY REGULATION AND CONTROL; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT AGENCIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LEGISLATION; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; QUALITY CONTROL; RESEARCH; TAIWAN;

EID: 0032871653     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004200050395     Document Type: Review

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