Biological monitoring of exposure to benzene in traffic policemen of north India

Industrial Health

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 260-264

  Verma, Yeshvandra ^a   Kumar, A ^a   Rana, S V S ^a  

^a CH CHARAN SINGH UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Benzene; Cigarette smoke; Phenol; Traffic policemen

Indexed keywords

BENZENE;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXHAUST GAS; HUMAN; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POLICE; SOCIAL ASPECT; TRAFFIC; URINALYSIS;

EID: 0042671329     PISSN: 00198366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2486/indhealth.41.260     Document Type: Article

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