Primary prevention: Exposure reduction, skin exposure and respiratory protection

European Respiratory Review

Volumn 21, Issue 124, 2012, Pages 112-124

  Heederik, Dick ^a   Henneberger, Paul K ^b   Redlich, Carrie A ^c  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Exposure reduction; Occupational asthma; Primary prevention; Respiratory protection

Indexed keywords

ISOCYANIC ACID DERIVATIVE; LATEX;

AIR CONDITIONING; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; DUST CONTROL; DUST EXPOSURE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EXPOSURE REDUCTION; GLOVE; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; OCCUPATIONAL ALLERGY; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PERIODIC MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; REVIEW; RISK MANAGEMENT; SENSITIZATION; SKIN ANAPHYLAXIS; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

ASTHMA, OCCUPATIONAL; GLOVES, PROTECTIVE; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE DEVICES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84860333925     PISSN: 09059180     EISSN: 16000617     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09059180.00005111     Document Type: Review

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