A minireview of benzene

Toxic Substance Mechanisms

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 135-143

  Jex, T T ^a   Wyman, D O ^a  

^a The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZENE;

CANCER; CANCER RISK; CHEMICAL CARCINOGENESIS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; NONHUMAN; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHORT SURVEY;

ANIMALIA; LIGUSTICUM PORTERI;

EID: 0029862695     PISSN: 10769188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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