Accuracy of a semiquantitative method for Dermal Exposure Assessment (DREAM)

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 62, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 623-632

  Van Wendel De Joode, B ^b,c   Vermeulen, R ^d   Van Hemmen, J J ^b   Fransman, W ^a   Kromhout, H ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b TNO   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL   (Costa Rica)

^d NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SKIN ALLERGY;

CLOTHING; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOREARM; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HUMANS; LEG; OBSERVATION; OBSERVER VARIATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN; THORAX;

EID: 24044538887     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.2004.018564     Document Type: Article

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