The utility of spot collection for urinary uranium determinations in depleted uranium exposed gulf war veterans

Health Physics

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 261-264

  McDiarmid, Melissa A ^a   Hooper, Frank J ^b   Squibb, Katherine ^c   McPhaul, Kathleen ^a  

^a Occupational Health Program   (United States)

^b Internal Medicine Residency Program   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioassay; Excretion, urinary; Exposure, occupational; Uranium

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL; URANIUM;

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CALCULATION; CORRELATION FUNCTION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; SOLDIER; URINALYSIS; URINARY EXCRETION;

EID: 0032865101     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004032-199909000-00003     Document Type: Article

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