Overview of Yusho

Journal of Dermatological Science, Supplement

Volumn 1 SUPPL., Issue 1, 2005, Pages

  Furue, Masutaka ^a   Uenotsuchi, Takeshi ^a   Urabe, Kazunori ^a   Ishikawa, Takehiko ^b   Kuwabara, Masao ^c  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Tokoha kai Nagayo Hospital   (Japan)

^c HIROSHIMA PREFECTURAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dioxin; Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs); Polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs); Review; Yusho

Indexed keywords

ADSORBENT; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTITUSSIVE AGENT; CHARCOAL; COLESTYRAMINE; DIOXIN; ENZYME INDUCING AGENT; GLUTATHIONE; HORMONE; PARAFFIN; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURAN; SQUALENE; VITAMIN B GROUP;

ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIET THERAPY; DISEASE COURSE; ENZYME INDUCTION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL REMOVAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN MANIFESTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING; YUSHO DISEASE;

EID: 34548515069     PISSN: 15740757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.descs.2005.03.002     Document Type: Article

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