Hazardous materials events: An industrial comparison

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 546-553

  Burgess, Jefferey L ^a   Kovalchick, Dana F ^b   Harter, Lucy ^c   Kyes, Kelly B ^b   Thompson, Jeffrey N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; ELECTRIC POWER PLANT; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL MEDICINE; INDUSTRY; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PAPER INDUSTRY; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY;

EID: 0034067124     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043764-200005000-00014     Document Type: Article

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