Methylene bis (2-chloroaniline) (MbOCA): Towards a biological monitoring guidance value

Biomarkers

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 185-189

  Cocker, J ^a   Nutley, B P ^b   Wilson, H K ^a  

^a HEALTH AND SAFETY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biological monitoring; Guidance value; High performance liquid chromatography; MbOCA; Methylene bis(2 chloroaniline)

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001828663     PISSN: 1354750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13547509609079355     Document Type: Article

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