The 1968 BOHS chrysotile asbestos standard

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 3-6

  Ogden, T L ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRYSOTILE;

CANCER RISK; HUMAN; NOTE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARD; ADVISORY COMMITTEE; ARTICLE; HISTORY;

ADVISORY COMMITTEES; ASBESTOS, SERPENTINE; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; REFERENCE STANDARDS;

EID: 1842857656     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/meg011     Document Type: Note

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