Analysis of 541 cases of occupational acute chemical injuries in a large petrochemical company in China

International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 262-266

  Xia, Zhao Lin ^a   Jin, Shen Xiang ^b   Zhou, Yuan Ling ^b   Zhu, Jin Liang ^a   Jin, Fu Sheng ^b   Hu, De Le ^a   Fu, Hua ^a   Jin, Tai Yi ^a   Christiani, David C ^c  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b JINSHAN HOSPITAL OF FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical exposures; Hazardous materials incidents; Occupational exposures

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CHILD; CHINA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; STATISTICS;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHINA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREVALENCE;

EID: 0033201567     PISSN: 10773525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/oeh.1999.5.4.262     Document Type: Article

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