Possible carcinogenic risk associated with the production and use of creosote-treated wood;Mulig kreftrisiko ved tilvirkning og bruk av kreosotimpregnert trevirke

Tidsskrift for den Norske Laegeforening

Volumn 119, Issue 18, 1999, Pages 2664-2666

  Holme, Jørn A ^a   Refsnes, Magne ^a   Dybing, Erik ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; BENZENE; CARCINOGEN; CREOSOTE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; MOUSE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK FACTOR; WOOD;

ANIMALS; BENZENE; CARCINOGENS; CREOSOTE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; MICE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK FACTORS; WOOD;

EID: 0033542917     PISSN: 00292001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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