Changes in correlation coefficients of exposure markers as a function of intensity of occupational exposure to toluene (DOI:10.1016/j.toxlet.2008.05.003);Changes in correlation coefficients of exposure markers as a function of intensity of occupational exposure to toluene

Toxicology Letters

Volumn 179, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 148-154

  Ikeda, Masayuki ^a   Ukai, Hirohiko ^a   Kawai, Toshio ^b   Inoue, Osamu ^c   Maejima, Yuki ^d   Fukui, Yoshinari ^a   Ohashi, Fumiko ^a   Okamoto, Satoru ^a   Takada, Shiro ^a   Sakurai, Haruhiko ^b  

^a KYOTO INDUSTRIAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION   (Japan)

^b JAPAN INDUSTRIAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ASSOCIATION   (Japan)

^c TOHOKU ROSAI HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^d WAKAYAMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Benzyl alcohol; Benzylmercapturic acid; Hippuric acid; o Cresol; Occupational exposure; Toluene

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE DERIVATIVE; BENZYL ALCOHOL; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; HIPPURIC ACID; ORTHO CRESOL; TOLUENE;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; EXPOSURE VARIABLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URINALYSIS;

EID: 45849145381     PISSN: 03784274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2008.07.011     Document Type: Erratum

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