Abstract
Studies of workers in the chemical industry and/or chemical laboratories which do not specify exposure are discussed in this chapter. Studies of women employed in specific branches are reported in other chapters: metal industry (8), exposure to solvents (2), exposure to pesticides (4), health care (12 and 13), pharmaceutical industry (14), rubber industry (16), beauticians (17).
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Zielhuis, R.L., Stijkel, A., Verberk, M.M., van de Poel-Bot, M. (1984). Chemical Industry/Laboratories. In: Health Risks to Female Workers in Occupational Exposure to Chemical Agents. International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health Supplement. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-69850-7_15
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