The development and regulation of occupational exposure limits in China

Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 107-113

  Liang, Youxin ^a   Wong, Otto ^a,b,c,d,e   Yang, Lei ^f   Li, Tao ^g   Su, Zhi ^h  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Applied Health Science Inc   (United States)

^c TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^f HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^g National Institute for Occupational Health and Poison Control   (China)

^h BEIJING HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Benzene; China; Epidemiology; Occupational cancers; Occupational diseases; Occupational exposure limits; Silica; Toxicology

Indexed keywords

ACRYLONITRILE; ARSENIC; ASBESTOS; BENZENE; BENZIDINE; CARCINOGEN; CHLOROMETHYL METHYL ETHER; CHROMIUM; METRIFONATE; SILICON DIOXIDE; TRIETHYLTIN; VINYL CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; CHINA; DUST; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL CANCER; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

CARCINOGENS, ENVIRONMENTAL; CHINA; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; THRESHOLD LIMIT VALUES;

EID: 33749246231     PISSN: 02732300     EISSN: 10960295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2006.02.007     Document Type: Article

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