Bilateral environmental and occupational health program with India

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Volumn 206, Issue 4-5, 2003, Pages 323-332

  Allred, Mike ^a   Campolucci, Sharon ^a   Falk, Henry ^a   Ganguly, N K ^b   Saiyed, H N ^b   Shah, Bela ^b  

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

^b INDIAN COUNCIL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Air quality; Arsenic; Asbestos; Collaboration; Environmental and occupational health; Groundwater; India; Water

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; ASBESTOS;

AIR QUALITY CONTROL; ASBESTOSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DISABILITY; DUST; EDUCATION PROGRAM; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDIA; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MALNUTRITION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MINER; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATION; POLLUTION MONITORING; POVERTY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; TECHNOLOGY; TRAINING; UNEMPLOYMENT; UNITED STATES; WATER CONTAMINATION;

EID: 0041926459     PISSN: 14384639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/1438-4639-00228     Document Type: Article

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