Is human exposure to styrene a cause of cytogenetic damage? A re-analysis of the available evidence

Biomarkers

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 217-225

  Bonassi, Stefano ^a   Montanaro, Fabio ^a   Ceppi, Marcello ^a   Abbondandolo, Angelo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chromosome aberrations; Meta analysis; Micronuclei; Sister chromatid exchanges; Styrene

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000598583     PISSN: 1354750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13547509609079361     Document Type: Review

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