Acute exposure to chemicals during 'do-it-yourself' activities: Survey of enquiries to the Swedish Poisons Information Centre in 1996

Safety Science

Volumn 32, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 113-119

  Walter, Jeanette ^a   Persson, Hans ^a  

^a Swedish Poisons Information Centre   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Acute exposure; Do it yourself; Home and leisure activities; Poisoning

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; HEALTH RISKS; TOXIC MATERIALS;

ACUTE CHEMICAL EXPOSURES; DO-IT-YOURSELF ACTIVITIES;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

ADHESIVE AGENT; CHLORINE; FUEL; GASOLINE; HYPOCHLORITE; PESTICIDE; PETROLEUM DERIVATIVE; THINNER; TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

ACCIDENT; ARTICLE; HOME; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; LEISURE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POISON CENTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SWEDEN;

EID: 0033165968     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-7535(99)00014-4     Document Type: Article

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