Determination of leukemogenic benzene exposure concentrations: Refined analyses of the pliofilm cohort

Risk Analysis

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 833-840

  Schnatter, A Robert ^a   Nicolich, Mark J ^a   Bird, Michael G ^a  

^a EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Benzene; epidemiological data; exposure concentration; leukemia; threshold

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; DISEASES; HEALTH RISKS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TOXICITY;

EXPOSURE CONCENTRATIONS; LEUKEMIA; PHARMACOKINETIC MODELS; PLIOFILM;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

BENZENE;

ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ACUTE MONOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CHEMICAL CARCINOGENESIS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LEUKEMOGENESIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0030511888     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.1996.tb00834.x     Document Type: Article

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