Retrospective exposure assessment for a cohort study into respiratory effects of acid anhydrides

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 55, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 692-696

  Van Tongeren, M J A ^a   Barker, R D ^b   Gardiner, K ^a   Harris, J M ^b   Venables, K M ^b   Harrington, J M ^a   Taylor, A J Newman ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acid anhydrides; Occupational asthma; Retrospective exposure assessment

Indexed keywords

ACID ANHYDRIDE; MALEIC ANHYDRIDE; PHTHALIC ANHYDRIDE; TRIMELLITIC ANHYDRIDE;

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031714488     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.55.10.692     Document Type: Article

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