Respiratory protection guidelines

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 154, Issue 4 I, 1996, Pages 1153-1165

  Harber, Philip ^a   Barnhart, Scott ^a   Boehlecke, Brian A ^a   Beckett, William S ^a   Gerrity, Timothy ^a   Mcdiarmid, Melissa A ^a   Nardbell, Edward ^a   Repsher, Lawrence ^a   Brousseau, Lisa ^a   Hodous, Thomas K ^a   Utell, Mark J ^a  

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

1,2 DIBROMO 3 CHLOROPROPANE; ACRYLONITRILE; ARSENIC; ASBESTOS; BENZENE; BIS(CHLOROMETHYL) ETHER; ETHYLENE OXIDE; FORMALDEHYDE; LEAD; VINYL CHLORIDE;

AIR POLLUTION; COTTON DUST; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; MINERAL DUST; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL LUNG DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; SHORT SURVEY; VENTILATOR;

EID: 0345470807     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.154.4.8887621     Document Type: Short Survey

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