Occupational hygiene in Africa

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 431-435

  Spee, Ton ^a  

^a International Occupational Hygiene Association   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS;

AFRICA; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PROMOTION; HYGIENE; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LIFE EXPECTANCY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; SILICOSIS; WOOD DUST; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

AFRICA; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH;

EID: 33748111105     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: 14753162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/mel029     Document Type: Conference Paper

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