Measurement of human exposure to biologically relevant fractions of inhaled aerosols

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 56, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 747-752

  Cherrie, John W ^a,b   Aitken, Robert J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Exposure; Lead; Thoracic

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

ABSORPTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AEROSOL; AIRWAY; CHILD; DANGEROUS GOODS; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMAN; INHALATION; LUNG ALVEOLUS; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOPODIUM; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0032854273     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.56.11.747     Document Type: Review

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