Morbidity and mortality from hazardous materials events in the personal services industry, 1993-2001: A follow-up report from the Hazardous Substances Emergency Events Surveillance (HSEES) system

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 419-427

  Horton, D Kevin ^a   Berkowitz, Zahava ^a   Kaye, Wendy E ^a  

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

Author keywords

Hazardous materials releases; Hazardous materials victims; Industry categories; Injury prevention strategies

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLEANING; DANGEROUS GOODS; DANGEROUS GOODS TRANSPORT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; LAUNDRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERIALS HANDLING; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PERSONAL SERVICE INDUSTRY; REGISTER; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; UNITED STATES; VICTIM; WORKER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AIR POLLUTION; BEAUTY CULTURE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HOUSEKEEPING; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; INFANT; LAUNDERING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PUBLIC HEALTH INFORMATICS; REGISTRIES; RESPIRATION DISORDERS; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 18244404295     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20165     Document Type: Article

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