Gender differences in occupational exposure patterns

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 68, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 888-894

  Eng, Amanda ^a   'T Mannetje, Andrea ^a   McLean, Dave ^a   Ellison Loschmann, Lis ^a   Cheng, Soo ^a   Pearc, Neil ^a,b  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HAIR DYE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONS; RISK FACTORS; SELF REPORT; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 81855194138     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: 14707926     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.2010.064097     Document Type: Article

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