Ethylene glycol alkyl ethers - The substances noxious to health;Etery alkilowe glikolu etylenowego - Substancje szkodliwe dla zdrowia

Medycyna Pracy

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 179-185

  Starek, Andrzej ^a,b   Szabla, Jolanta ^a  

^a JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b NONE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Butoxyethanol; Ethoxyethanol; Isopropoxyethanol; Metoxyethanol

Indexed keywords

2 ETHOXYETHANOL; 2 METHOXYETHANOL; 2-ETHOXYETHANOL; DOMESTIC CHEMICAL; ETHYLENE GLYCOL DERIVATIVE; N BUTOXYETHANOL; N-BUTOXYETHANOL; SOLVENT;

AIR POLLUTANT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ETHYLENE GLYCOLS; HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK FACTORS; SOLVENTS;

EID: 48249094236     PISSN: 04655893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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