Liver enzyme activity and body mass index

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1248-1252

  Burns, Carol J ^a   Boswell, Jeffrey M ^a   Olsen, Geary W ^a  

^a DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; LIVER ENZYME;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; LIVER METABOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; VIRUS HEPATITIS; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADULT; ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BODY MASS INDEX; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; LIVER DISEASES; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; MALE; OBESITY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; RISK FACTORS; TRANSFERASES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030461506     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043764-199612000-00010     Document Type: Article

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