Management and economics of construction safety in Hong Kong

Management and Economics of Construction Safety in Hong Kong

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 1-172

  Poon, S W ^a   Tang, S L ^b   Wong, Francis K W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

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