Open AccessEffectiveness of a Worksite Intervention to Reduce an Occupational Exposure: The Minnesota Wood Dust Study
Author(s) -
De Ann Lazovich,
David L. Parker,
Lisa M. Brosseau,
Frank Milton,
S. Dugan,
Wei Pan,
Lynette M. Hock
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.92.9.1498
Subject(s) - intervention (counseling) , confidence interval , dust control , environmental health , medicine , baseline (sea) , woodworking , randomized controlled trial , engineering , nursing , waste management , surgery , mechanical engineering , oceanography , geology
This study assessed the effectiveness of an intervention to reduce wood dust, a carcinogen, by approximately 26% in small woodworking businesses.