Butadiene epidemiology: A summary of results and outstanding issues

Toxicology

Volumn 113, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 148-156

  Acquavella, John F ^a  

^a MONSANTO COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

1,3 butadiene; epidemiology; leukemia; non Hodgkin's lymphoma

Indexed keywords

1,3 BUTADIENE;

CARCINOGENICITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; LEUKEMIA; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; OCCUPATIONAL CANCER; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030605123     PISSN: 0300483X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0300-483X(96)03440-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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