Occupational Health Research in Taiwan

Industrial Health

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 124-134

  Shih, Tung Sheng ^a   Chang, Ho Yuan ^b   Yeh, Wen Yu ^a   Su, Teh Sheng ^a   Huang, Yi Shiao ^c   Chang, Cheng Ping ^a   Ho, Jiune Jye ^a   Guo, Yueliang Leon ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

2 methoxy ethanol; Carbon disulfide; Nationwide survey; Occupational health; Occupational safety; Research activities

Indexed keywords

2 METHOXYETHANOL; CARBON DISULFIDE;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS; GOVERNMENT; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; LAW; LOW BACK PAIN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL CANCER; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL PHYSICIAN; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; OCCUPATIONAL SKIN DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL TOXICOLOGY; PNEUMOCONIOSIS; POLICY; REVIEW; TAIWAN; UNIVERSITY; VIBRATION; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

EID: 2142702971     PISSN: 00198366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2486/indhealth.42.124     Document Type: Review

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