Hodgkin's disease in association with hexavalent chromium exposure

International Journal of Hematology

Volumn 64, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 257-262

  Bick, Rodger L ^a,b   Girardi, Thomas V ^a,b   Lack, Walter J ^a,b   Costa, Max ^a,b   Titelbaum, Daniel ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Carcinogenesis; Epidemiology; Hexavalent chromium; Hodgkin's disease

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARCINOGENESIS; CASE REPORT; HODGKIN DISEASE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 0030273459     PISSN: 09255710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0925-5710(96)00489-6     Document Type: Article

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