Rocky flats beryllium health surveillance

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 104, Issue SUPPL. 5, 1996, Pages 981-986

  Stange, Arthur W ^a   Furman, F Joseph ^a   Hilmas, Duane E ^a  

^a Rocky Flats Environ Technology Site   (United States)

Author keywords

Allergic; Beryllium; Health; Lymphocyte; Sensitization; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

BERYLLIUM;

BERYLLIOSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIAGNOSIS; ETIOLOGY; HUMAN; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PERIODIC MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIZATION; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0029801163     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.96104s5981     Document Type: Conference Paper

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