Reference values and action levels of biological monitoring in occupational exposure

Toxicology Letters

Volumn 108, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 127-135

  Ong, Choon Nam ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Metabolism; Threshold limit values; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

1,1,1 TRICHLOROETHANE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; ETHYLBENZENE; MANDELIC ACID; STYRENE; TETRACHLOROETHYLENE; TRICHLOROACETIC ACID; TRICHLOROETHYLENE;

CLIMATE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DATA ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL TOXICOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT; TOXICOKINETICS; WORK SCHEDULE;

EID: 0032860528     PISSN: 03784274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4274(99)00081-8     Document Type: Article

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