Pollution prevention - Occupational safety and health in hospitals: Alternatives and interventions

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 182-193

  Quinn, Margaret M ^a   Fuller, Thomas P ^b   Bello, Anila ^a   Galligan, Catherine J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL   (United States)

^b BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternatives assessment; Hospital pollution prevention; Occupational health in hospitals; Substitution; Worksite interventions

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSTRUCTION WORK AND ARCHITECTURAL PHENOMENA; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVENTION STUDY; LABORATORY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT; SAFETY;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; DATA COLLECTION; FACILITY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; LABORATORIES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; SAFETY;

EID: 33646355187     PISSN: 15459624     EISSN: 15459632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15459620600584295     Document Type: Article

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