A risk assessment for exposure to glass wool

Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 30, Issue 2 II, 1999, Pages 96-109

  Wilson, Richard ^a   Langer, A M ^b   Nolan, R P ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS FIBER; GLASS FIBER;

ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CARCINOGENICITY; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0032700748     PISSN: 02732300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/rtph.1999.1344     Document Type: Article

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