Immunotoxic effects of chemicals: A matrix for occupational and environmental epidemiological studies

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1046-1055

  Veraldi, Angela ^a   Costantini, Adele Seniori ^a   Bolejack, Vanessa ^a   Miligi, Lucia ^a   Vineis, Paolo ^b,c   Van Loveren, Henk ^d,e  

^a CANCER RESEARCH AND PREVENTION INSTITUTE ISPO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^e MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Autoimmunity; Chemicals; Epidemiological studies; Hypersensitivity; Immune effects; Immunostimulation; Immunosuppression; Immunotoxicity

Indexed keywords

1,1,1 TRICHLOROETHANE; 1,3 BUTADIENE; 1,4 DICHLOROBENZENE; ASBESTOS; BENZENE; CHLOROPHENOL; DICHLOROMETHANE; ETHYLENE OXIDE DERIVATIVE; FORMALDEHYDE; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL; MINERAL OIL; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; SILICON DIOXIDE; STYRENE; TETRACHLOROETHYLENE; TOLUENE; TRICHLOROETHYLENE; VINYL CHLORIDE; XYLENE;

ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; EXHAUST GAS; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; IMMUNOTOXICITY; INFLAMMATION; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREDICTION; TOXICITY TESTING; WELDING FUME;

ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HUMANS; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOTOXINS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 33845259619     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20364     Document Type: Article

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