Biological monitoring for isocyanates

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 391-393

  Cocker, John ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1,6 HEXANEDIAMINE; DIPHENYLMETHANE 4,4' DIISOCYANATE; HEXAMETHYLENE DIISOCYANATE; ISOCYANIC ACID DERIVATIVE; TOLUENE DIISOCYANATE;

AIR MONITORING; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RISK REDUCTION; SENSITIZATION; SKIN ABSORPTION; TOXICOKINETICS; UNITED KINGDOM; URINALYSIS; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

DIAMINES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; ISOCYANATES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

EID: 34548487287     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: 14718405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kql148     Document Type: Editorial

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