Estimation of occupational exposure to 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin using a minimal physiologic toxicokinetic model

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 106, Issue SUPPL. 2, 1998, Pages 743-753

  Thomaseth, Karl ^a   Salvan, Alberto ^a,b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b Istituto di Ingeneria Biomedica del CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dioxin; Epidemiology; Mathematical modeling; Risk assessment; Toxicokinetics

Indexed keywords

2,3,7,8 TETRACHLORODIBENZO PARA DIOXIN;

BLOOD LEVEL; BODY MASS; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DOSE RESPONSE; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOLDIER; TOXICOKINETICS; UNITED STATES; VIET NAM;

EID: 0031833482     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.98106743     Document Type: Conference Paper

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