Self-reported occupational health hazards and measured exposures to airborne impurities and noise in shoe repair work

International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 320-327

  Uuksulainen, Sanni O ^a   Heikkilä, Pirjo R ^a   Olkinuora, Pekka S ^a   Kiilunen, Mirja ^a  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Chromium; Degradation products; Dust; Noise; Organic solvents; Shoe repair; Ventilation

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM;

AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; DUST EXPOSURE; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL NOISE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; ROOM VENTILATION; SELF REPORT; SHOE INDUSTRY; WORKROOM AIR;

EID: 0036800613     PISSN: 10773525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/oeh.2002.8.4.320     Document Type: Article

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