Occupation and work-related ill-health in UK construction workers

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 407-415

  Stocks, S J ^a   Turner, S ^a   Mcnamee, R ^a   Carder, M ^a   Hussey, L ^a   Agius, R M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Construction industry; Incidence; Occupational exposure; Occupational health

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052941688     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: 14718405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqr075     Document Type: Article

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