The prevalence of selected potentially hazardous workplace exposures in the US: Findings from the 2010 National Health Interview Survey

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 635-646

  Calvert, Geoffrey M ^a   Luckhaupt, Sara E ^a   Sussell, Aaron ^a   Dahlhamer, James M ^b   Ward, Brian W ^b  

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

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS   (United States)

Author keywords

Dermatitis; Heat stress disorders; Industry; Occupational exposure; Occupations; Tobacco smoke pollution

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DANGEROUS GOODS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATION; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX RATIO; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONS; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DISTRIBUTION; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84878413022     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.22089     Document Type: Article

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