Significance and limitation of creatinine adjustment for urinary chromium and arsenic in biological monitoring of occupational exposure to these metallic elements;Signifkato e limiti della correzione per creatinina del cromo e dell'arsenico urinari nel monitoraggio biologico dell'esposizione professionale al due elementi metallici

Giornale Italiano di Medicina del Lavoro ed Ergonomia

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 288-291

  Antelmi, A ^a   Lovreglio, P ^a   Drago, I ^a   Greco, L ^b   Meliddo, G ^a   Manghisi, M S ^a   Ferrara, F ^a   Basso, A ^a   Soleo, L ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b Direzione Sanitaria ILVA   (Italy)

^c POLICLINICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biological monitoring; Urinary arsenic; Urinary chromium; Urinary creatinine

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; CHROMIUM; CREATININE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; URINE;

ADULT; ARSENIC; CHROMIUM; CREATININE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

EID: 39349096200     PISSN: 15927830     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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