Occupational health practice and exposure to nanoparticles: Reconciling scientific evidence, ethical aspects, and legal requirements

Archives of Environmental and Occupational Health

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 236-240

  Franco, Giuliano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

ethics; evidence based occupational health; nanomaterials; nanoparticles; nanotechnologies; occupational health; occupational health law

Indexed keywords

NANOPARTICLE;

ARTICLE; BENEFICENCE; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; ITALY; JUSTICE; KNOWLEDGE; LAW; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OCCUPATIONAL PHYSICIAN; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; WORKER; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE; SAFETY;

DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; ITALY; NANOPARTICLES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84856137658     PISSN: 19338244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19338244.2010.539642     Document Type: Article

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