An overview of occupational health research in India

Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 10-14

  Agnihotram, Ramanakumar V ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Environment; Health; Occupational health; Work

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; COMMUNITY MEDICINE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; INDUSTRIALIZATION; INFORMATION CENTER; MANUAL LABOR; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PUBLICATION; REVIEW;

EID: 18744413027     PISSN: 00195278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5278.16035     Document Type: Review

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