Dioxin exposure and non-malignant health effects: A mortality study

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 126-131

  Pesatori, Angela C ^a,b   Zocchetti, Carlo ^b   Guercilena, Stefano ^b   Consonni, Dario ^b   Turrini, Davide ^b   Bertazzi, Pier Alberto ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b Clinica del Lavoro L Devoto   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dioxins; Mortality; Seveso

Indexed keywords

2,3,7,8 TETRACHLORODIBENZO PARA DIOXIN;

ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TOXICITY TESTING;

EID: 0031941209     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.55.2.126     Document Type: Article

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