The validation of a pesticide exposure algorithm using biological monitoring results

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 194-201

  Coble, Joseph ^a   Arbuckle, Tye ^b   Lee, Wonjin ^a,c   Alavanja, Michael ^a   Dosemeci, Mustafa ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Environmental Health Center   (Canada)

^c Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Exposure; Pesticides; PPE; Questionnaires

Indexed keywords

2 (4 CHLORO 2 METHYLPHENOXY)ACETIC ACID; 2,4 DICHLOROPHENOXYACETIC ACID; PESTICIDE; RUBBER;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CALCULATION; GLOVE; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SHOE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

2,4-DICHLOROPHENOXYACETIC ACID; 2-METHYL-4-CHLOROPHENOXYACETIC ACID; ALGORITHMS; DATA COLLECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GLOVES, PROTECTIVE; HERBICIDES; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; QUESTIONNAIRES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 15444371059     PISSN: 15459624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15459620590923343     Document Type: Article

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