An exposure prevention rating method for intervention needs assessment and effectiveness evaluation

Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 523-534

  LaMontagne, Anthony D ^a,b,f   Youngstrom, Richard A ^b   Lewiton, Marvin ^c   Stoddard, Anne M ^d   Perry, Melissa J ^e   Klar, Janelle M ^d   Christiani, David C ^e   Sorensen, Glorian ^b,e  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Massachusetts Dept Labor/W D   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^e HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Evaluation Needs Assessment; Hazardous Substances; Intervention Effectiveness Research; Intervention Research; Upstream Prevention

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DANGEROUS GOODS; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; MATERIALS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESSING; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKER;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PROGRAM EVALUATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0038123084     PISSN: 1047322X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10473220301458     Document Type: Article

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