Occupational health in Taiwan

Occupational Medicine - State of the Art Reviews

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 427-435

  Wang, Jung Der ^a   Cheng, Tsun Jen ^a   Guo, Yue Liang Leon ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DANGEROUS GOODS; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; POLLUTION; REVIEW; TAIWAN;

COMMUNICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; TAIWAN;

EID: 0042319438     PISSN: 0885114X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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