Assessment of carcinogenicity of formaldehyde based on the newest literature data;Ocena działania rakotwórczego formaldehydu w świetle najnowszych danych literaturowych

Medycyna Pracy

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 527-539

  Kupczewska Dobecka, Małgorzata ^a,b  

^a NOFER INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE   (Poland)

^b NONE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Cancer; Formaldehyde; Hygiene standards

Indexed keywords

CARCINOGEN; FORMALDEHYDE;

AIR POLLUTANT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CARCINOGEN TESTING; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; EUROPEAN UNION; EXPOSURE; HUMAN; LEUKEMIA; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; NASOPHARYNX TUMOR; NOSE TUMOR; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLAND; RISK FACTOR; STANDARD;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ANIMALS; CARCINOGENICITY TESTS; CARCINOGENS; EUROPEAN UNION; FORMALDEHYDE; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; LEUKEMIA; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; NOSE NEOPLASMS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLAND; REFERENCE STANDARDS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 39449113417     PISSN: 04655893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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