Medical fitness evaluation for respirator users: Results of a national survey of private sector employers

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 691-699

  Syamlal, Girija ^a   Doney, Brent ^a   Bang, Ki Moon ^a   Greskevitch, Mark ^a   Groce, Dennis ^b   Ganocy, Stephen ^c   Hoffman, William ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^b EGandG Technical Services Inc   (United States)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FITNESS; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; QUESTIONNAIRE; VENTILATOR;

EQUIPMENT SAFETY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PRIVATE SECTOR; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE DEVICES; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 34250373222     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e318076b7d1     Document Type: Article

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