Factors associated with severity of injury resulting from acute releases of hazardous substances in the manufacturing industry

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 734-742

  Berkowitz, Zahava ^a   Barnhart, Huiman X ^b   Kaye, Wendy E ^a  

^a AGENCY FOR TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND DISEASE REGISTRY   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL BURN; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DANGEROUS GOODS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM INJURY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPNEA; EXPLOSION; EYE INJURY; HEADACHE; HEAT STRESS; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; RESPIRATORY TRACT INJURY; SKIN INJURY; THORAX PAIN; UNITED STATES; VERTIGO; VICTIM;

EID: 0037705820     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.jom.0000079084.95532.7b     Document Type: Article

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