What is the most cost-effective way to identify silica problem worksites?

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 629-635

  Alavanja, Michael C R ^a   Sprince, Nancy L ^b   Oliver, Eugene ^c   Whitten, Paul ^b,c   Lynch, Charles F ^b,c   Gillette, Patricia P ^a   Logsden Sacket, Nyla ^b   Zwerling, Craig ^b  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b SAIC FREDERICK INC   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness; Hospital discharge records; Silicosis; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

SILICON;

ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEATH CERTIFICATE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; PHYSICIAN; SILICOSIS; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MEDICAL RECORDS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SILICOSIS;

EID: 0034976577     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.1062     Document Type: Article

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