Variations in occupational exposure to magnetic fields among welders in Malaysia

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 128, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 444-448

  Man, Ah Keow ^a   Shahidan, Radiman ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; DOSIMETRY; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MAGNETIC FIELD; MALAYSIA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION FIELD; RADIATION HAZARD; RADIATION SAFETY; WELDING; WORKING TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; WELDING;

EID: 45149133276     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncm434     Document Type: Article

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