Persistent health effects of dioxin contamination in herbicide production

Environmental Research

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 206-214

  Neuberger, M ^b   Rappe, C ^b   Bergek, S ^b   Cai, H ^b   Hansson, M ^b   Jager R ^a   Kundi, M ^b   Lim, C K ^b   Wingfors, H ^b   Smith, A G ^b  

^a Occupational Health Center   (Austria)

^b NONE

Author keywords

2,3,7,8 tetrachlorodibenzo p dioxin; Chloracne; Liver disease; Occupational disease; Porphyrin metabolism

Indexed keywords

2,3,7,8 TETRACHLORODIBENZO PARA DIOXIN; ALCOHOL; FURAN DERIVATIVE; HERBICIDE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; PORPHYRIN;

ABSENTEEISM; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD CHEMISTRY; BLOOD LEVEL; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CHLORACNE; CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PORPHYRIN METABOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URINE LEVEL;

EID: 20244364927     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/enrs.1999.3983     Document Type: Article

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