Hepatotoxicity associated with overexposure to 1,1-dichloro- 2,2,2-trifluoroethane (Hcfc-123)

American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 68-79

  Boucher, Raymond ^a   Hanna, Constance ^a   Rusch, George M ^a   Stidham, Danny ^a   Swan, Ellen ^a   Vazquez, Manny ^a  

^a HONEYWELL   (United States)

Author keywords

1; 1 dichloro 2; 2; 2 trifluoroethane; Hepatotoxicity

Indexed keywords

1,1 DICHLORO 2,2,2 TRIFLUOROETHANE; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; LIVER ENZYME; TRICHLOROFLUOROMETHANE;

ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

CHLOROFLUOROCARBONS; DETERGENTS; FACILITY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; HUMANS; LIVER DISEASES; MODELS, THEORETICAL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; VENTILATION; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0037229039     PISSN: 15428117     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15428110308984791     Document Type: Article

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