A hematology surveillance study of petrochemical workers exposed to benzene

Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 67-73

  Tsai, Shan P ^a   Fox, Erin E ^a   Ransdell, Jerry D ^a   Wendt, Judy K ^a   Waddell, Louis C ^a   Donnelly, Robin P ^a  

^a SHELL OIL COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Benzene; Health surveillance; Hematology; Petrochemical; Refinery

Indexed keywords

1,3 BUTADIENE; BENZENE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EXPOSURE; DRUG SAFETY; EMPLOYEE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASE; HEMATOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PARAMETER; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; POSTMARKETING SURVEILLANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; BENZENE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PETROLEUM; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOLVENTS; TEXAS;

EID: 3242705759     PISSN: 02732300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2004.05.010     Document Type: Article

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