Chromium in biological samples from low-level exposed stainless steel and mild steel welders

Archives of Environmental Health

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 1991, Pages 225-229

  Bonde, Jens Peter ^a   Christensen, Jytte Molin ^b  

^a Medical Hospital   (Denmark)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; STAINLESS STEEL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMINAL PLASMA; URINE LEVEL; WELDING;

CHROMIUM; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONS; SEMEN; STEEL; WELDING;

EID: 0025821023     PISSN: 00039896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00039896.1991.9937453     Document Type: Article

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