Health inequalities according to plant size-comparison of small- and medium-sized enterprises

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 52, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 807-812

  Baumeister, Thomas ^a   Weistenhöfer, Wobbeke ^a   Drexler, Hans ^a   Kütting, Birgitta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREATHING DISORDER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONJUNCTIVITIS; HAND ECZEMA; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; INDUSTRY AND INDUSTRIAL PHENOMENA; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIUM SIZED ENTERPRISE; METAL INDUSTRY; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHINITIS; SELF REPORT; SMALL SIZED ENTERPRISE; THROAT IRRITATION; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 77955853939     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e3181e9edfe     Document Type: Article

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