Comparison of clinical picture between Yusho/Yucheng cases and occupational PCB poisoning cases

Chemosphere

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 559-566

  Ikeda, Masayuki ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biological half life; Clinical picture; Occupational PCB poisoning; Serum PCB level; Yucheng; Yusho

Indexed keywords

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; FOOD POISONING; HALF LIFE TIME; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; TAIWAN;

EID: 0030049175     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0045-6535(95)00315-0     Document Type: Article

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