Liver damage in workers exposed to hydrocarbons;Daño hepático en trabajadores expuestos a hidrocarburos

Gastroenterologia y Hepatologia

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 334-337

  Pérez, Carlos Alberto ^a,e,f   Bosia, José Daniel ^b,e   Cantore, María Sandra ^a   Chiera, Alejandro ^c   Cocozzella, Daniel Ricardo ^d,e   Adrover, Raúl Eduardo ^d,e   Borzi, Silvia ^d   Curciarello, José Oscar ^d,e  

^a Hospital Horacio Cestino de Ensenada   (Argentina)

^b Hospital Mario Larrain Berisso   (Argentina)

^c Organismo Provincial para el Desarrollo Sostenible   (Argentina)

^d Hospital Prof Rodolfo Rossi La Plata   (Argentina)

^e UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PLATA   (Argentina)

^f NONE   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; HYDROCARBON; TOLUENE; XYLENE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIVER INJURY; LIVER TOXICITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; WORKER;

EID: 33745891512     PISSN: 02105705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1157/13089716     Document Type: Article

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