Exposure to endotoxins in the external environment;Eksponering for endotoksiner i det ydre miljø Forekomst og helbredsrisiko

Ugeskrift for Laeger

Volumn 159, Issue 17, 1997, Pages 2529-2533

  Rix, Bo Andreassen ^a  

^a Kræftens Bekæmpelse ^*  (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDOTOXIN;

AIR POLLUTANT; BYSSINOSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EUROPE; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; BYSSINOSIS; ENDOTOXINS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; EUROPE; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031582129     PISSN: 00415782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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