Implementation of statutory occupational respiratory health surveillance

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 52, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 497-502

  Murphy, E ^a,b   Harrison, J ^a   Beach, J ^c  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Dept of Environ/Occupational Med   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Audit; Health surveillance; Occupational asthma; Respiratory sensitizers

Indexed keywords

FORMALDEHYDE; GLUTARALDEHYDE; ISOCYANATE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; LAW; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL RECORD; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLISHING; QUALITY CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPIROMETRY; UNITED KINGDOM; VALIDATION PROCESS; WORKPLACE;

ASTHMA; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES; RESPIRATORY HYPERSENSITIVITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATE MEDICINE; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0036936428     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/52.8.497     Document Type: Article

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