Urinary concentrations of toxic substances: An assessment of alternative approaches to adjusting for specific gravity

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 5, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 721-723

  Sorahan, Tom ^a   Pang, Dong ^b   Esmen, Nurtan ^c   Sadhra, Steven ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL MANCHESTER CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological samples; Cadmium; Urinalysis

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EVALUATION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RELATIVE DENSITY; URINALYSIS; URINE;

CADMIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SPECIFIC GRAVITY; URINALYSIS;

EID: 55949119067     PISSN: 15459624     EISSN: 15459632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15459620802399997     Document Type: Article

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