No increased DNA damage in peripheral lymphocytes of sewage workers as evaluated by alkaline single cell gel electrophoresis

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 54, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 494-498

  Friis, Lennart ^a   Vaghef, Hamid ^a,b   Edling, Christer ^a   Hellman, Björn ^a,b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Alkaline single cell gel electrophoresis; Comet assay; Exposure; Genotoxic; Occupational epidemiology; Sewage

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; FEMALE; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEWAGE TREATMENT;

EID: 0030804025     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.54.7.494     Document Type: Article

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