Chemical hazards in radiology

Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 203-208

  Byrns, G E ^a   Ciacco Palatianos, K H ^b   Shands, L A ^c   Fennelley, K P ^d   McCammon, C S ^e   Boudreau, A Y ^f   Breysse, P N ^g   Mitchell, C S ^g  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE   (United States)

^c Private Consultant   (United States)

^d NATIONAL JEWISH MEDICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^e Tri County Health Department Colorado   (United States)

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

^g JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical Sensitivity; Darkroom Disease; Glutaraldehyde; Medical Imaging; Radiology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ENVIRONMENT; CHEMICAL INJURY; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGICAL TECHNOLOGIST; RADIOLOGIST; RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FIXATIVES; GLUTARAL; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; RADIOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; VENTILATION;

EID: 0033978460     PISSN: 1047322X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/104732200301700     Document Type: Article

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