NIOSH grants research and demonstration projects. Annual report, Fiscal Year 1990

Technical Report · Mon Apr 01 04:00:00 EST 1991

OSTI ID:5261637

The report is designed to stimulate submission of proposals for research of high quality on significant problems of occupational safety and health. The report contains information on studies currently underway or recently completed in the field. The topics of concern includes occupational lung diseases (epithelial surface proteins, environmental toxicity of isocyanates, chemical poisoning, influence of particles on lung disease); musculoskeletal injuries (model studies, ergonomics, quantitative measures of skeletal movements, biomechanics, carpal tunnel syndrome, vibration effects); occupational cancers; traumatic injuries; cardiovascular diseases; disorders of reproduction; neurotoxic disorders; noise induced hearing loss; dermatologic conditions; psychological disorders; control techniques; respirator research; and other occupational needs.

• Research Organization: National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH (United States)
• OSTI ID: 5261637
• Report Number(s): PB-91-226225/XAB; DHHS/PUB/NIOSH--91-106
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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