Changes in work habits of lifeguards in relation to Florida red tide

Harmful Algae

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 419-425

  Nierenberg, Kate ^a   Kirner, Karen ^a   Hoagland, Porter ^c   Ullmann, Steven ^d   LeBlanc, William G ^b   Kirkpatrick, Gary ^a   Fleming, Lora E ^b   Kirkpatrick, Barbara ^a  

^a MOTE MARINE LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

Absenteeism; Florida red tide; K. brevis; Lifeguard work habits; Presenteeism

Indexed keywords

DINOPHYCEAE; KARENIA BREVIS;

EID: 77950154091     PISSN: 15689883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hal.2010.02.005     Document Type: Article

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