Variability of Task-based Dermal Exposure Measurements from a Variety of Workplaces

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 187-196

  Kromhout, Hans ^a   Fransman, Wouter ^a   Vermeulen, Roel ^a,b   Roff, Martin ^c   Van Hemmen, Joop J ^d  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c HEALTH AND SAFETY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^d TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Dermal exposure; Hospitals; Industry; Tasks; Variability

Indexed keywords

EXPOSURE CONTROLS; HAZARDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; STATISTICAL METHODS; HOSPITALS; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; INDUSTRY;

DERMAL EXPOSURE; EXPOSURE HAZARDS; GEOMETRIC MEAN; TEMPORAL VARIABILITY;

DERMATITIS; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

ARTICLE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL SKIN DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN TOXICITY; STATISTICAL MODEL; TASK PERFORMANCE; TIME; VARIANCE; WORKER; WORKPLACE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUROPE; HAND; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONS; SKIN; SKIN ABSORPTION;

DERMAL EXPOSURE; DETERMINANTS OF DERMAL EXPOSURE; PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; POTENTIAL DERMAL EXPOSURES; TASK-BASED ESTIMATES; TASKS; TEMPORAL VARIABILITY; VARIABILITY;

EID: 1942502383     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/meh030     Document Type: Article

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