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Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene Volume 4, 2007 - Issue 2
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Task- and Time-Dependent Weighting Factors in a Retrospective Exposure Assessment of Chemical Laboratory Workers

Scott A. Henn NIOSH–Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies, Cincinnati, Ohio; Westat, Rockville, Maryland
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David F. Utterback NIOSH–Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies, Cincinnati, Ohio
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Kathleen M. Waters NIOSH–Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies, Cincinnati, Ohio
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Andrea M. Markey NIOSH–Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies, Cincinnati, Ohio; Westat, Rockville, Maryland
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William G. Tankersley Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Oak Ridge, Tennessee
Pages 71-79 | Published online: 30 Oct 2007

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