A job-exposure matrix for occupational noise: Development and validation

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 774-783

  Sjöström, Mattias ^a   Lewné, Marie ^a   Alderling, Magnus ^a   Willix, Pernilla ^a   Berg, Peter ^b   Gustavsson, Per ^a   Svartengren, Magnus ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b ÖREBRO MEDICAL CENTRE HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

assessment; exposure occupational noise; matrix; noise

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT; JOB-EXPOSURE MATRIXES; NOISE; NONPARAMETRIC METHODS; OCCUPATIONAL NOISE; OCCUPATIONAL NOISE EXPOSURE; RELATIVE POSITIONS; TIME-PERIODS;

MATRIX ALGEBRA; NOISE POLLUTION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

RISK PERCEPTION;

EID: 84881006716     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: 14753162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/met001     Document Type: Article

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