The development and regulation of occupational exposure limits in Japan

Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 120-125

  Takahashi, Ken ^a   Higashi, Toshiaki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; CARCINOGEN; CRYSTALLIN; SILICON DIOXIDE; TOLUENE; XYLENE;

ARTICLE; CARCINOGENESIS; HUMAN; JAPAN; LAW; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMANS; JAPAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; THRESHOLD LIMIT VALUES; WORKPLACE;

EID: 33749268361     PISSN: 02732300     EISSN: 10960295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2006.01.009     Document Type: Article

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