A meta-analysis of mortality among workers exposed to organic solvents

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 337-344

  Chen, R ^a   Seaton, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Leukaemia; Liver cancer; Mortality; Organic solvent

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; ORGANIC SOLVENT;

ARTICLE; BLOOD DISEASE; CANCER; HUMAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; LEUKEMIA; LIVER CANCER; LIVER DISEASE; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0029842291     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/46.5.337     Document Type: Article

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