DREAM: A method for semi-quantitative dermal exposure assessment

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 71-87

  Van Wendel De Joode, Berna ^a,b   Brouwer, Derk H ^a   Vermeulen, Roel ^c   Van Hemmen, Joop J ^a   Heederik, Dick ^b   Kromhout, Hans ^b  

^a Dept of Chem Exposure Assessment ^*  (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dermal exposure; Exposure assessment; Measurement strategy; Semi quantitative methods

Indexed keywords

EPIDEMIOLOGY; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; SKIN;

DERMAL EXPOSURE;

INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE;

ARTICLE; AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN PROTECTION; WORKPLACE;

ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HUMANS; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN ABSORPTION;

EID: 0037656310     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/meg012     Document Type: Article

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