Cumulative exposure estimates for polychlorinated biphenyls using a job-exposure matrix

Chemosphere

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 185-193

  Hopf, Nancy Brenna ^a   Waters, Martha A ^a   Ruder, Avima M ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cohort study; Dermal exposures; Exposure assessment; Inhalation exposures; JEM; Job exposure categories

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; EMPLOYMENT; JOB ANALYSIS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS;

COHORT STUDIES; DERMAL EXPOSURE; EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT; INHALATION EXPOSURE; JOB EXPOSURE;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

BRAIN; CANCER; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; NEUROLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FOLLOW UP; PUBLIC HEALTH; WORK;

EID: 67349179102     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2009.03.058     Document Type: Article

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