Reference values of urinary trans,trans-muconic acid: Italian multicentric study

Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 329-340

  Aprea, C ^a   Sciarra, G ^a   Bozzi, N ^a   Pagliantini, M ^a   Perico, A ^b   Bavazzano, P ^b   Leandri, A ^b   Carrieri, M ^c   Scapellato, M L ^c   Bettinelli, M ^d   Bartolucci, G B ^c  

^a Azienda USL 7 di Siena   (Italy)

^b Dipartimento di Sanita Pubblica   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^d Società Italiana Valori di Riferimento   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; CREATINE; MUCONIC ACID; TRANS,TRANS MUCONIC ACID;

AIR SAMPLING; BIOACCUMULATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GENDER; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SMOKING; TOBACCO; URINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; URINALYSIS;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BENZENE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; ITALY; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUES; SMOKING; SORBIC ACID; URINE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FIRENZE [TUSCANY]; FLORENCE [FIRENZE]; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE; TUSCANY;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 45849128370     PISSN: 00904341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00244-007-9119-9     Document Type: Article

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