Harm to the liver among employees of the Municipal Police Force

International Journal of Environmental Health Research

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 145-151

  Tomao, E ^a   Baccolo, T P ^b   Sacchi, L ^b   De Sio, S ^b   Tomei, F ^b  

^a ITAF   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hepatotoxicity; Mixtures of solvents; Municipal Police; Urban pollution

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; BILIRUBIN GLUCURONIDE; ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; SOLVENT;

EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH RISK; POLICE FORCE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANT; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; LIVER TOXICITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLICE; POLLUTION; RISK FACTOR; TRAFFIC; URBAN AREA;

EID: 0036658199     PISSN: 09603123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09603120220129300     Document Type: Article

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