Benzene: A haematopoietic and multi-organ carcinogen at any level above zero

European Journal of Oncology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 15-36

  Mehlman, Myron A ^a,b,c  

^a RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Benzene; Haematopoietic tumours; Lymphoreticular tumours; Solid tumours; Solvents

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; CARCINOGEN; SOLVENT;

CANCER; CHRONIC LYMPHATIC LEUKEMIA; COLON CANCER; CYTOGENETICS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM TUMOR; HUMAN; KIDNEY CANCER; LEUKEMIA; LUNG CANCER; LYMPHOMA; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; SOLID TUMOR; STOMACH CANCER;

EID: 2542421705     PISSN: 11286598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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