Over a barrel: Corporate corruption of science and its effects on workers and the environment

International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 331-337

  Egilman, David S ^a   Bohme, Susanna Rankin ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Corporate; Environmental health; Industry; Occupational health; Science

Indexed keywords

1,3 BUTADIENE; ASBESTOS; CARCINOGEN; FLUORIDE;

ASBESTOSIS; CANADA; CHEMICAL CARCINOGENESIS; COMMUNITY; EMPLOYEE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; INDUSTRY; INTOXICATION; LEUKEMIA; MINING; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING; REVIEW; SCIENCE; SLUDGE; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE;

EID: 27644540716     PISSN: 10773525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/oeh.2005.11.4.331     Document Type: Review

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