Retrospective exposure assessment for benzene in the Australian petroleum industry

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 301-320

  Glass, D C ^a,b   Adams, G G ^b   Manuell, R W ^b   Bisby, J A ^b  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Benzene; Leukaemia; Petroleum industry; Retrospective exposure estimation

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; BENZENE; ESTIMATION; JOB ANALYSIS; PETROLEUM INDUSTRY; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; TECHNOLOGY;

CASE CONTROL STUDY; EXPOSURE ALGORITHM; LEUKEMIA; RETROSPECTIVE EXPOSURE ESTIMATION;

OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES;

BENZENE; COKE; GASOLINE; LUBRICATING AGENT; PETROLEUM;

ALGORITHM; CALCULATION; CANCER RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; LEUKEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL CANCER; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0034212158     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4878(99)00105-2     Document Type: Article

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