A cytogenetic study on the teaching staff of apolluted school with a questionable increased incidence of malignancies

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Volumn 203, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 141-146

  Wiesner, Gunther ^a   Wild, Klaus J ^a   Gruber, Michael ^a   Lindner, Regina ^a   Taeger, Kai ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cancer incidence; Micronuclei; Polluted school; Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB); Sister chromatid exchange

Indexed keywords

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOGENETICS; FEMALE; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; MICRONUCLEUS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLLUTANT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL; SISTER CHROMATID EXCHANGE;

EID: 0033758924     PISSN: 14384639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/S1438-4639(04)70019-X     Document Type: Article

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