Health effects on nearby residents of a wood treatment plant

Environmental Research

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 92-98

  Dahlgren, James ^a   Warshaw, Raphael ^b   Thornton, John ^c   Anderson Mahoney, Pamela ^d   Takhar, Harpreet ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Compreh Health Screening Services ^*  (United States)

^c Thornton Associates   (United States)

^d Health Research Association   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Creosote; Environmental contamination; Pentachlorophenol; Population based studies

Indexed keywords

CANCER; CREOSOTE; HEALTH IMPACT; PCP; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RESIDENT POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BRONCHITIS; CANCER; CANCER INCIDENCE; CHEMICAL WASTE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LAW SUIT; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MUCOSA INFLAMMATION; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESSING; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESIDENT; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RESPONSE TIME; SAMPLING; SEDIMENT; SKIN DISEASE; SOIL ANALYSIS; SYMPTOM; URINALYSIS; VISUAL FIELD DEFECT; WOOD;

EID: 0038719076     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0013-9351(02)00065-8     Document Type: Article

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