Carboxyhemoglobin levels in methylene chloride-exposed employees

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 367-371

  Soden, Kevin J ^a   Marras, Gilbert ^b   Amsel, Jonathan ^a  

^a Hoechst Celanese Corporation   (United States)

^b Hoechst Celanese NV   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYHEMOGLOBIN; DICHLOROMETHANE; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL; SOLVENT;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; EMPLOYEE; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE DOSE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; REVIEW;

BELGIUM; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CARBOXYHEMOGLOBIN; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; METHYLENE CHLORIDE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SMOKING; TIME FACTORS;

LIGUSTICUM PORTERI;

EID: 0029994943     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043764-199604000-00014     Document Type: Review

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