Hematotoxocity among Chinese workers heavily exposed to benzene

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 236-246

  Rothman, Nathaniel ^a   Li, Gui Lin ^b   Dosemeci, Mustafa ^a   Bechtold, William E ^c   Marti, Gerald E ^d   Wang, Yao Zu ^e   Linet, Martha ^a   Xi, Li Qiang ^b   Lu, Wei ^e   Smith, Martyn T ^f   Titenko Holland, Nina ^f   Zhang, Luo Ping ^f   Blot, William ^a   Yin, Song Nian ^b   Hayes, Richard B ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^c Inhalation Toxicology Research Institutew   (United States)

^d Federal Drug Administration   (United States)

^e Shanghai Hygiene and Anti Epidemic Center   (China)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

benzene; catechol; hematotoxicity; hydroquinone; muconic acid; phenol

Indexed keywords

BENZENE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD TOXICITY; CHINA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BENZENE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CHINA; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 13344287033     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0274(199603)29:3<236::AID-AJIM3>3.0.CO;2-O     Document Type: Article

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