Revising the British Occupational Hygiene Society asbestos standard: 1968-1982

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 577-604

  Greenberg, Morris ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Asbestos; Asbestos standard; British Occupational Hygiene Society; Chrysotile

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS; CHRYSOTILE;

ARTICLE; BRITISH OCCUPATIONAL HYGIENE SOCIETY; CANCER RISK; CONSENSUS; DUST EXPOSURE; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; INDUSTRY; LAW; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; ORGANIZATION; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACADEMIES AND INSTITUTES; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ASBESTOS, SERPENTINE; ASBESTOSIS; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GREAT BRITAIN; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; POLICY MAKING;

EID: 33745444454     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20321     Document Type: Article

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