Occupational exposure to urban pollutants and plasma insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1)

International Journal of Environmental Health Research

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 135-142

  Tomei, Francesco ^a,c   Ciarrocca, Manuela ^a   Rosati, Maria Valeria ^a   Baccolo, Tiziana Paola ^a   Fiore, Pina ^a   Perrone, Pierpaolo ^a   Tomao, Enrico ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b IML   (Italy)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

IGF 1; Occupational exposure; Outdoor activity; Stressors; Traffic policemen; Urban pollutants

Indexed keywords

PAINT; PESTICIDE; SOLVENT; SOMATOMEDIN C;

OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ORAL CONTRACEPTION; POLICE; POLLUTANT; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING HABIT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; URBAN AREA;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLICE; SEX FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; URBAN POPULATION; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

EID: 1942440510     PISSN: 09603123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0960312042000209499     Document Type: Article

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