Improving the health of workers in indoor environments: Priority research needs for a National Occupational Research Agenda

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 92, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 1430-1440

  Mendell, Mark J ^a   Fisk, William J ^a   Kreiss, Kathleen ^a   Levin, Hal ^a   Alexander, Darryl ^a   Cain, William S ^a   Girman, John R ^a   Hines, Cynthia J ^a   Jensen, Paul A ^a   Milton, Donald K ^a   Rexroat, Larry P ^a   Wallingford, Kenneth M ^a  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

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ARTICLE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; HEALTH ECONOMICS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OCCUPATIONAL ALLERGY; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SICK BUILDING SYNDROME; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 0036721799     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.92.9.1430     Document Type: Article

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