Occupational health and safety in the least developed countries - A simple case of neglect

Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 74-80

  Rabiul Ahasan, M ^a   Partanen, Timo ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

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EID: 37849185693     PISSN: 09175040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2188/jea.11.74     Document Type: Article

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