Essentials of environmental health: Enhancing your occupational health nursing practice (part I)

AAOHN Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 137-153

  Chalupka, Stephanie M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTANT; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH NURSING; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH NURSING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035292312     PISSN: 08910162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/216507990104900306     Document Type: Article

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