Occupational exposure to benzene in South Korea

Chemico-Biological Interactions

Volumn 153-154, Issue , 2005, Pages 65-74

  Kang, Seong Kyu ^a   Lee, Mi Young ^a   Kim, Tae Kyun ^a   Lee, Jeong Oh ^a   Yeon, Soon Ahn ^a  

^a Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Benzene; Biological monitoring; Compensation; Estimates of exposed workers; Occupational exposure limit; t,t Muconic acid

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; CREATININE; MUCONALDEHYDE;

ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; AIR MONITORING; BENZENE TOXICITY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; HEMATOLOGY; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; INTOXICATION; MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROME; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; REVIEW; SOUTH KOREA; URINALYSIS;

EID: 20444368071     PISSN: 00092797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2005.03.011     Document Type: Article

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