Prevention strategies in industrial hygiene: A critical literature review

American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 62-67

  Roelofs, Cora R ^a   Barbeau, Elizabeth M ^a   Ellenbecker, Michael J ^b   Moure Eraso, Rafael ^b  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Controls; Industrial hygiene; Literature review; Prevention

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PEER REVIEW; PERIODIC MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PERSONAL HYGIENE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; REVIEW; WORKPLACE;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ENGINEERING; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; VENTILATION; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0037229247     PISSN: 15428117     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15428110308984788     Document Type: Article

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