Control chart for monitoring occupational asthma

Journal of Safety Research

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 17-26

  Hayati, Fazel ^a   Maghsoodloo, Seed ^b   Devivo, Michael J ^c,d   Carnahan, Brian J ^b  

^a EDGEWOOD COLLEGE   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

Author keywords

Control charts; Occupational asthma; PEF

Indexed keywords

CONTROL CHARTS; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; PEF;

ERROR ANALYSIS; PULMONARY DISEASES; STATISTICAL METHODS;

CONTROL SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CANADA; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PHYSIOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ASTHMA; CANADA; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 33644894499     PISSN: 00224375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsr.2005.10.016     Document Type: Article

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