Under-estimation of self-reported occupational exposure by questionnaire in hospital workers

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 68, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 611-617

  Donnay, C ^a   Denis, M A ^b,c   Magis, R ^d   Fevotte, J ^c,e   Massin, N ^f   Dumas, O ^g,h   Pin, I ⁱ   Choudat, D ^a,d   Kauffmann, F ^g,h   Le Moual, N ^g,h  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^b HOSPICES CIVILS DE LYON   (France)

^c University Lyon   (France)

^d ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE HÔPITAUX DE PARIS   (France)

^e INSTITUT DE VEILLE SANITAIRE   (France)

^f INSTITUT NATIONAL DE RECHERCHE ET DE SÉCURITÉ   (France)

^g CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN EPIDEMIOLOGY AND POPULATION HEALTH   (France)

^h UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

ⁱ INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; AMMONIA; CHLORINE; FORMALDEHYDE; GLUTARALDEHYDE; LATEX; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; AEROSOL; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GOLD STANDARD; HEALTH; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ASTHMA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DETERGENTS; DISINFECTANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; SELF DISCLOSURE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960102100     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: 14707926     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.2010.061671     Document Type: Article

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