Characterization of lead in US workplaces using data from OSHA's integrated management information system

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 356-365

  Henn, Scott A ^a   Sussell, Aaron L ^a   Li, Jia ^a   Shire, Jeffrey D ^a   Alarcon, Walter A ^a   Tak, Sangwoo ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Construction; IMIS; Lead; OSHA; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

ARTICLE; BUILDING MATERIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GEOGRAPHY; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; LEAD POISONING; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE;

CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; INTEGRATED ADVANCED INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; LEAD; LEAD POISONING; LOGISTIC MODELS; NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH (U.S.); OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; WORKPLACE;

EID: 79953716511     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20926     Document Type: Article

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