Development and evaluation of an Exposure Control Efficacy Library (ECEL)

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 52, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 567-575

  Fransman, Wouter ^a   Schinkel, Jody ^a   Meijster, Tim ^a   Van Hemmen, Joop ^a   Tielemans, Erik ^a   Goede, Henk ^a  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Control effectiveness; Control measure; Efficacy data; Intervention; Occupational exposure; Risk management measures; RMM library

Indexed keywords

DATABASE SYSTEMS; EXPOSURE CONTROLS; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; RISK ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; SEPARATION; VENTILATION;

CONTROL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROL MEASURE; EFFICACY DATA; INTERVENTION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK MANAGEMENT MEASURES; RMM LIBRARY;

VENTILATION EXHAUSTS;

ARTICLE; DATA BASE; EVALUATION; EXPOSURE CONTROL EFFICACY LIBRARY; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; INHALATION; LIBRARY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PARAMETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK MANAGEMENT; ROOM VENTILATION; SAMPLING; WORKER;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; DATABASES, BIBLIOGRAPHIC; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 53849125025     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: 14753162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/men054     Document Type: Article

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