A histological kidney study of uranium and non-uranium workers

Health Physics

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 466-472

  Russell, J J ^b   Kathren, R L ^b   Dietert, S E ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

exposure, occupational; kidneys; spectrometry, alpha; uranium

Indexed keywords

URANIUM;

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KIDNEY DISEASE; KIDNEY PARENCHYMA; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; NEPHROTOXICITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECTROMETRY; TISSUE INJURY; TISSUE SECTION;

EID: 0029969310     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004032-199604000-00002     Document Type: Article

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