Biomarkers in the molecular epidemiology of benzene-exposed workers

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A

Volumn 61, Issue 5-6, 2000, Pages 439-445

  Smith, Martyn T ^a   Rothman, Nathaniel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; BENZENE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; GLYCOPHORIN A; HEMOGLOBIN;

BLOOD CELL COUNT; BONE MARROW TOXICITY; CANCER RISK; CHINA; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ENZYME POLYMORPHISM; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; LEUKEMIA; METABOLISM; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACUTE DISEASE; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; BENZENE; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; CYCLOHEXANES; EPIDEMIOLOGY, MOLECULAR; GENETIC MARKERS; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; LEUKEMIA, MYELOID; MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROMES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SERUM ALBUMIN;

EID: 0033783832     PISSN: 15287394     EISSN: 10872620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00984100050166460     Document Type: Article

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