Carbon monoxide exposure assessment among toll operators in Klang Valley, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

International Journal of Environmental Health Research

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 95-103

  Niza, S ^a   Jamal, H H ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Carbon monoxide; Carboxyhaemoglobin; Tollbooth operators; Vehicle load

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; CARBOXYHEMOGLOBIN;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOASSAY; CARBON MONOXIDE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLLUTION EFFECT; TRAFFIC EMISSION; WORKING CONDITIONS;

ADULT; AIR CONDITIONING; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALAYSIA; MALE; OFFICE WORKER; OPERATOR; TRAFFIC;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; CARBON MONOXIDE; CARBOXYHEMOGLOBIN; CITIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

ASIA; EURASIA; KLANG VALLEY; KUALA LUMPUR [WEST MALAYSIA]; MALAYSIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; WEST MALAYSIA;

EID: 34447126492     PISSN: 09603123     EISSN: 13691619     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09603120701219303     Document Type: Article

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