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Health Complaints of German Mastic Asphalt Workers

Richard Rumler Berufsgenossenschaft der Bauwirtschaft (BG for the Construction Industry), Höchberg, Germany
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Reinhold Rühl Berufsgenossenschaft der Bauwirtschaft (BG for the Construction Industry), Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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Eberhard Nies Berufsgenossenschaftliches Institut für Arbeitsschutz (BG Institute for Occupational Safety and Health), Sankt Augustin, Germany
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Peter Rode Beratungsstelle für Gussasphaltanwendung e.V. (Advisory Centre for Mastic Asphalt Applications), Bonn, Germany
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Michael Heger Landesamt für Umwelt- und Arbeitsschutz (Labour Inspectorate of the Saarland), Saarbrücken, Germany
Pages 233-236 | Published online: 14 May 2007

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