Current needs and future directions of occupational safety and heath in a globalized world.
This summary provides a synopsis of talks included in a symposium entitled "Current Needs and Future Directions of Occupational Safety and Heath in a Globalized World". The purpose of the symposium was to (1) highlight national and international agencies with occupational health related activities; (2) address electronic (e-)waste issues in developing countries where exposures are secondary to the handling and scavenging of scrap; and (3) discuss the effects of hazardous materials, such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) and tobacco smoke on child intelligence quotient (IQ) in developing countries.
Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY, United States.
Frederica P
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Perera
T Y
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Li
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Lin
Deliang
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Tang
Steven G
SG
Gilbert
Seong-Kyu
SK
Kang
Michael
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Aschner
D002648:Child; D002657:Child Development / Q000187:drug effects; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003906:Developing Countries; D059029:Electronic Waste / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects; D014943:Global Health; D006077:Government Agencies; D006801:Humans; D007360:Intelligence / Q000187:drug effects; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D007391:International Cooperation; D020258:Neurotoxicity Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016272:Occupational Health; D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons / Q000009:adverse effects*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution / Q000009:adverse effects*
D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons; D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution