Issues when modeling benzene, tolueneand xylene exposures using a literature database

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 36-47

  Hein, Misty J ^a   Waters, Martha A ^a   Van Wijngaarden, Edwin ^b   Deddens, James A ^a,c   Stewart, Patricia A ^d  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Case control studies; Exposure assessment; Exposure determinants; Occupational exposure

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; TOLUENE; XYLENE;

AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; FACTUAL DATABASE; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; REPRODUCIBILITY; THEORETICAL MODEL;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; BENZENE; DATABASES, FACTUAL; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TOLUENE; XYLENES;

EID: 40449124161     PISSN: 15459624     EISSN: 15459632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15459620701763947     Document Type: Article

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