The Italian information system on occupational exposure to carcinogens (SIREP): Structure, contents and future perspectives

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 471-478

  Scarselli, Alberto ^a   Montaruli, Consiglia ^a   Marinaccio, Alessandro ^a  

^a Natl Inst for Occup Safety/Prev   (Italy)

Author keywords

Exposure assessment; Occupational database; Surveillance system

Indexed keywords

CODES (STANDARDS); CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; DATA STRUCTURES; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; CARCINOGENS; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; ECONOMICS; FURNITURE MANUFACTURE; HARDWOODS; PETROCHEMICAL PLANTS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; PROCESSING; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT; OCCUPATIONAL DATABASE; PROFESSIONAL EXPOSURES;

HEALTH CARE; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

BENZENE; CARCINOGEN; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

ARTICLE; DATA BASE; ECONOMICS; EMPLOYEE; FURNITURE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMATION SYSTEM; ITALIAN INFORMATION SYSTEM ON OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE TO CARCINOGENS; ITALY; JOB PERFORMANCE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; WOOD; WORKPLACE;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; BENZENE; CARCINOGENS; DUST; GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS AS TOPIC; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HUMANS; ITALY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; SAFETY; WOOD; WORKPLACE;

CARCINOGENIC AGENTS; CHEMICAL PROCESSING PLANTS; ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES; EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT; INTERVENTION STRATEGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; STRUCTURED ANALYSIS; SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS;

DATA BASES; HYDROCARBONS; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL;

EID: 34548396272     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: 14753162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/mem022     Document Type: Article

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