Surveillance of workers responding under the national response plan

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 922-927

  Mitchell, Clifford S ^a,f   Gochfeld, Michael ^b   Shubert, Jan ^c   Kipen, Howard ^b   Moline, Jacqueline ^d   Langlieb, Alan ^e   Everly, George S ^a   Udasin, Iris ^b   Wartenberg, Daniel ^b   Paulson, Glenn ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^d MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISASTER; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; POPULATION; WORKER;

CIVIL DEFENSE; DISASTER PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HEALTH PLANNING; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34547869314     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e318145b2b0     Document Type: Article

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