Editorial: Proposed British-Dutch guidance on measuring compliance with occupational exposure limits

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 53, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 775-777

  Ogden, T L ^a  

^a British Occupational Hygiene Society   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; EUROPEAN UNION; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; MENTAL COMPLIANCE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARD; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMAN; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; METHODOLOGY; NETHERLANDS; NOTE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GREAT BRITAIN; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; NETHERLANDS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 72649094742     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: 14753162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/mep072     Document Type: Editorial

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