Why do women and men have different occupational exposures?

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 68, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 861-862

  Quinn, Margaret M ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ASPECT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENDER BIAS; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; JOB ANALYSIS; JOB CHARACTERISTICS; MANUAL LABOR; NEW ZEALAND; NOTE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALARY; SWEDEN; WORKPLACE;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONS;

EID: 81855167042     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: 14707926     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oemed-2011-100257     Document Type: Note

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