Aplastic anemia in a petrochemical factory worker

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 107, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 851-853

  Baak, Young Mann ^a   Ahn, Byoung Yong ^a   Chang, Hwang Shin ^a   Kim, Ji Hong ^a   Kim, Kyoung Ah ^a   Lim, Young ^a  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Aplastic anemia; Benzene; Petrochemical worker

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; CALCIUM OXIDE; RESIN;

ADULT; AIR MONITORING; APLASTIC ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD TOXICITY; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; LEUKEMIA; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PANCYTOPENIA; PATIENT REFERRAL; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; RUBBER INDUSTRY;

EID: 0032694762     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.99107851     Document Type: Article

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