The role of the occupational hygienist in development-oriented public health engineering projects.
@article{Lacey2010TheRO, title={The role of the occupational hygienist in development-oriented public health engineering projects.}, author={Steven E. Lacey}, journal={The Annals of occupational hygiene}, year={2010}, volume={54 1}, pages={ 5-7 } }
Organizations dedicated to applying engineering solutions to improve health in developing countries may lack sufficient expertise in the public health aspects of these efforts to ensure successful project design and implementation. The occupational hygienist is a valuable complement to the efforts needed for development-oriented public health engineering projects.
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