Long-Term Efficacy of a Program to Prevent Beryllium Disease

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 56, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 733-741

  Thomas, Carrie A ^a   Deubner, David C ^b   Stanton, Marcia L ^a   Kreiss, Kathleen ^a   Schuler, Christine R ^a  

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

^b Alloy Customer Technical Service Department   (United States)

Author keywords

Beryllium; Hypersensitivity; Occupational exposure; Program evaluation; Safety management

Indexed keywords

BERYLLIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BERYLLIOSIS; BLOOD; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PROGNOSIS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME;

ADULT; BERYLLIOSIS; BERYLLIUM; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; INHALATION EXPOSURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PROGNOSIS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84879322798     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.22175     Document Type: Article

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