Incident trends for a hazardous waste cleanup company

American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 666-672

  Akbar Khanzadeh, Farhang ^a   Rejent, Gina M ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF OHIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Cleanup company; Hazardous waste; Incidence rate

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0032876930     PISSN: 00028894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00028899908984489     Document Type: Article

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