Occupational exposure to silica in construction workers: A literature-based exposure database

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 71-77

  Beaudry, Charles ^a   Lavoué, Jérôme ^a,b   Sauvé, Jean François ^a   Bégin, Denis ^a   Rhazi, Mounia Senhaji ^c   Perrault, Guy ^d   Dion, Chantal ^a,e   Gérin, Michel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE L UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c INRS INSTITUT ARMAND FRAPPIER   (Canada)

^d Institut de Recherche Robert Sauvé en Santé et en Sécurité Du Travail ^*

^e INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE ROBERT SAUVÉ EN SANTÉ ET EN SÉCURITÉ DU TRAVAIL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Construction; Crystalline silica; Exposure database

Indexed keywords

SILICON DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; BUILDING INDUSTRY; DUST; FACTUAL DATABASE; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PEER REVIEW; PUBLICATION;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DUST; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PEER REVIEW, RESEARCH; PUBLICATIONS; SILICON DIOXIDE;

EID: 84875424837     PISSN: 15459624     EISSN: 15459632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15459624.2012.747399     Document Type: Article

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