A priority list of occupational carcinogenic agents for preventative action in Australia

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 111-115

  Fernandez, Renae C ^a   Driscoll, Timothy R ^b   Glass, Deborah C ^c   Vallance, Deborah ^d   Reid, Alison ^a   Benke, Geza ^c   Fritschi, Lin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d Australian Manufacturing Workers Union   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cancer; Carcinogen; Exposure; Occupation

Indexed keywords

CARCINOGEN;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; NEOPLASM; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; REFERENCE VALUE;

AUSTRALIA; CARCINOGENS; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 84861114912     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-6405.2011.00849.x     Document Type: Article

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