Knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to mold exposure among residents and remediation workers in posthurricane New Orleans

Archives of Environmental and Occupational Health

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 101-108

  Cummings, Kristin J ^a   Van Sickle, David ^a   Rao, Carol Y ^a   Riggs, Margaret A ^a   Brown, Clive M ^b   Moolenaar, Ronald L ^b  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Flood; Mold; Personal protective equipment; Remediation worker; Respirator

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HURRICANE; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MOULD; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED STATES; VENTILATOR; WORKER;

EID: 34547663200     PISSN: 19338244     EISSN: 21544700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/AEOH.61.3.101-108     Document Type: Article

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