World at work: Dental laboratory technicians

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 145-148

  Torbica, N ^a   Krstev, S ^a  

^a CLINICAL CENTER OF SERBIA   (Serbia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 HYDROXYETHYL METHACRYLATE; 4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ALUMINUM OXIDE; BENZOYL PEROXIDE; BORON; BUTANEDIOL; GLUTARALDEHYDE; HYDROQUINONE; IRON; KAOLIN; METHACRYLIC ACID; METHACRYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER; PYROXYLIN; SILICON DIOXIDE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TRIETHYLENE GLYCOL; VITALLIUM;

ARTICLE; DENTURE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; LABORATORY; OCCUPATIONAL ALLERGY; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; OCCUPATIONAL ECZEMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OCCUPATIONAL LUNG DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 31544449975     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.2004.019059     Document Type: Article

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