Individual serum bile acids in apprentice spray painters in association with solvent exposure

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 21-26

  Liu, Jane J Y ^a   Bai, Cheng Long ^a   Williamson, Ann M ^a   Qu, Shu Xin ^a   Hamdan, Hanan ^a   Stacey, Neill H ^a,b  

^a National Institute of Occupational Health and Safety   (Australia)

^b Worksafe Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bile acids; Liver; Solvents; Spray painters

Indexed keywords

BILE ACID; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; ORGANIC SOLVENT; THINNER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BILE ACID BLOOD LEVEL; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PAINTER; STUDENT; TIME;

EID: 0029824940     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02630734     Document Type: Article

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