Mercury and selenium in workers previously exposed to mercury vapour at a chloralkali plant

British Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 50, Issue 8, 1993, Pages 745-752

  Ellingsen, D G ^a   Holland, R I ^a   Thomassen, Y ^a   Landro Olstad, M ^a   Frech, W ^a   Kjuus, H ^a  

^a TELEMARK HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MERCURY; SELENIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL MEDICINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MERCURIALISM; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL TOXICOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URINALYSIS;

EID: 0027197378     PISSN: 00071072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.50.8.745     Document Type: Article

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