Is total mass or mass of alveolar-deposited airborne particles of beryllium a better predictor of the prevalence of disease? A preliminary study of a beryllium processing facility

Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 539-558

  Kent, M S ^a   Robins, T G ^b   Madl, A K ^c  

^a Brush Wellman Inc North America   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c EXPONENT INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Beryllium; Beryllium sensitization; Chronic beryllium disease; Occupational exposure; Particle size; Respirable fraction

Indexed keywords

BERYLLIUM;

AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; BERYLLIOSIS; DOSE RESPONSE; FURNACE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIZATION;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; BERYLLIOSIS; BERYLLIUM; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICLE SIZE; PREVALENCE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 0035014752     PISSN: 1047322X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/104732201750169633     Document Type: Article

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