The Norwegian labour inspectorate's registry for work-related diseases: Data from 2006

International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 272-279

  Samant, Yogindra ^a   Parker, David ^b   Wergeland, Ebba ^a   Wannag, Axel ^a  

^a Norwegian Labour Inspection Authority   (Norway)

^b PARK NICOLLET INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Labour inspectorate; Norway; Registry; Work related diseases

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOISE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SKIN DISEASE; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE DISEASE; TISSUE INJURY; WORKPLACE;

EID: 56549130062     PISSN: 10773525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/oeh.2008.14.4.272     Document Type: Article

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