Biomonitoring results and cytogenetic markers among harbour workers with potential exposure to river silt aerosols

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 247-253

  Wegner, R ^a,b   Radon, K ^b   Heinrich Ramm, R ^b   Seemann, R ^b   Riess, A ^b   Koops, F ^b   Poschadel, B ^b   Szadkowski, D ^b  

^a Zentralinstitut F Arbeitsmedizin F   (Germany)

^b Zentralinstitut F Arbeitsmedizin F ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; MERCURY; NICKEL;

ADULT; AEROSOL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD LEVEL; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOGENETICS; FISH; FOOD INTAKE; GENETIC MARKER; HUMAN; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MICRONUCLEUS; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SISTER CHROMATID EXCHANGE; SMOKING; URINALYSIS; URINE LEVEL; WORKER;

AEROSOLS; ARSENIC; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GENETIC MARKERS; HUMANS; MALE; METALS, HEAVY; MIDDLE AGED; NAVAL MEDICINE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; RIVERS;

EID: 1542405157     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.2003.007146     Document Type: Article

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