China's factory floors: An industrial hygienist's view

International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 326-339

  Brown, Garrett D ^a  

^a Maquiladora Health and Safety Support Network   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Factories; Workplace health and safety

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; CHINA; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; INDUSTRY; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MALE; MANAGEMENT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; POLLUTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SAFETY; WORK CAPACITY; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKING TIME; WORKPLACE; EMPLOYMENT; LEGAL ASPECT; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; TRADE UNION;

CHINA; EMPLOYMENT; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; LABOR UNIONS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH;

EID: 2142743301     PISSN: 10773525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/oeh.2003.9.4.326     Document Type: Review

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