Postulating a dermal pathway for exposure to anti-neoplastic drugs among hospital workers. Applying a conceptual model to the results of three workplace surveys

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 551-560

  Kromhout, Hans ^a   Hoek, Fred ^a   Uitterhoeve, Ruud ^b   Huijbers, Roel ^a,c   Overmars, Roderik F ^a   Anzion, Rob ^d   Vermeulen, Roel ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^c TNO   (Netherlands)

^d RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anti neoplastic drugs; Contamination; Cyclophosphamide; Dermal exposure; Hospital; Nurses

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; DRUG INFUSION; DRUG PRODUCTS; FLUORESCENCE; MASS TRANSFER; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; SKIN; TOXIC MATERIALS; TRACE ANALYSIS;

ANTI NEOPLASTIC DRUGS; DERMAL EXPOSURE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG INFUSION;

INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CONTAMINATION; FLUORESCENCE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0034306627     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4878(00)00050-8     Document Type: Article

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