Cytogenetic biomonitoring of workers from laboratories of clinical analyses occupationally exposed to chemicals

Mutation Research - Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis

Volumn 520, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 73-82

  Testa, A ^a   Ranaldi, R ^a   Carpineto, L ^a   Pacchierotti, F ^a   Tirindelli, D ^a   Fabiani, L ^b   Giuliani, A R ^b   Urso, M ^c   Rossini, A ^c   Materazzo, F ^c   Petyx, M ^c   Leoni, V ^c  

^a Section of Toxicology and Biomedical Science   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chromosomal aberration; Clinical analysis laboratory; Cytogenetic biomonitoring; Micronuclei; Workers

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHROMATID; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOGENETICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY; MALE; MICRONUCLEUS; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 18644368839     PISSN: 13835718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1383-5718(02)00169-9     Document Type: Article

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