Development of a task-exposure matrix (TEM) for pesticide Use (TEMPEST)

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 443-452

  Dick, F D ^a   Semple, S E ^a   Van Tongeren, M ^b   Miller, B G ^b   Ritchie, P ^b   Sherriff, D ^a   Cherrie, J W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Exposure estimation; Pesticides; Task exposure matrix

Indexed keywords

CASE-CONTROL STUDY; CONCENTRATION OF; DERMAL EXPOSURE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES; EXPOSURE ESTIMATION; GREY LITERATURE; MATRIX; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARKINSON'S DISEASE; PESTICIDE EXPOSURE; SCOTLAND; TEM;

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS;

PESTICIDES;

PESTICIDE;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; EXPOSURE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARKINSON DISEASE; POLLUTANT; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TIME; UNITED KINGDOM; WORK;

AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' DISEASES; AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; JOB DESCRIPTION; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARKINSON DISEASE, SECONDARY; PESTICIDES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCOTLAND; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77953014902     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: 14753162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/meq014     Document Type: Article

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