Occupational exposure to chemical and biological agents in the nonproduction departments of pulp, paper, and paper product mills: An international study

American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 73-83

  Teschke, Kay ^a   Ahrens, Wolfgang ^b   Andersen, Aage ^c   Boffetta, Paolo ^d   Fincham, Shirley ^e   Finkelstein, Murray ^f   Henneberger, Paul ^g   Kauppinen, Timo ^h   Kogevinas, Manolis ⁱ   Korhonen, Kari ^h   Liss, Gary ^f   Liukkonnen, Tuula ^h   Osvoll, Peter ^j   Savela, Anja ^h   Szadkowska Stanczyk, Irena ^k   Westberg, Håkan ^l   Widerkiewicz, Krystyna ^m  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Institute for Medical Informatics Biometry and Epidemiology (IMIBE)   (Germany)

^c CANCER REGISTRY OF NORWAY   (Norway)

^d INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER   (France)

^e Alberta Cancer Board   (Canada)

^f Occupational Health and Safety Branch   (Canada)

^g NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^h FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

ⁱ INST MUNIC D INVESTIGACIO MEDICA   (Spain)

^j NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Norway)

^k NOFER INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE   (Poland)

^l ÖREBRO MEDICAL CENTRE HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^m Reg Sanitary Epidemiol Station   (Poland)

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Author keywords

Epidemiology; Occupational exposure; Paper

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL FACTOR; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL;

ARTICLE; MEASUREMENT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OFFICE WORKER; PAPER INDUSTRY; PULP MILL;

EID: 0033011546     PISSN: 00028894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00028899908984424     Document Type: Article

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