Stress testing in the medical evaluation for hazardous materials duty: Results and consequences in three groups of candidates

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 493-502

  Raymond, Lawrence W ^a   Barringer, Thomas A ^b   Konen, Joseph C ^b  

^a CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDIOMETRY; BLOOD EXAMINATION; BODY MASS; DANGEROUS GOODS; DEMOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEAT STRESS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PREEMPLOYMENT MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PROGNOSIS; SPIROMETRY; ST SEGMENT DEPRESSION; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREADMILL EXERCISE;

EID: 18544391112     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.jom.0000161733.30550.e9     Document Type: Article

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