Risk assessment of chronic poisoning among Indian metallic miners

Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 60-64

  Dhatrak, Sarang V ^a   Nandi, Subroto S ^a  

^a Ministry of Mines Government of India   (India)

Author keywords

Chronic poisoning; Environmental health; Metallic minerals; Miners; Toxicants

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; ARSENIC; CADMIUM; FLUORIDE; LEAD; MANGANESE; MERCURY;

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HUMAN; INDIAN; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MINING; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL TOXICOLOGY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN ABSORPTION;

EID: 70349113857     PISSN: 09732284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5278.55121     Document Type: Review

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