Biological tolerance values: Change in a paradigm concept from assessment of a single value to use of an average

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 139-142

  Drexler, Hans ^a   Göen, Thomas ^a   Schaller, Karl Heinz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biological monitoring; Biologicallimit values; New definition of biological tolerance values

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOUND;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DANGEROUS GOODS; EMPLOYEE; HUMAN; METABOLITE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE; PROTECTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; WORKPLACE;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GERMANY; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SOCIETIES, SCIENTIFIC; XENOBIOTICS;

EID: 46949083030     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-008-0331-3     Document Type: Article

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