Global surveillance for chemical incidents of international public health concern

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 83, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 928-934

  Olowokure, B ^a   Pooransingh, S ^b   Tempowski, J ^b   Palmer, S ^c   Meredith, T ^b  

^a BIRMINGHAM HEARTLANDS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accidents; Chemical industry; Chemicals; Safety management

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENT; TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

ACCIDENT; CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; PUBLIC HEALTH; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

AFRICA; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CONSULTATION; EXPLOSION; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INTERNET; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RADIATION ACCIDENT; REVIEW; SAFETY; SOUTHEAST ASIA; VOLCANO; WATER CONTAMINATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

BIOTERRORISM; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DISASTER PLANNING; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; WORLD HEALTH; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 31544434875     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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