Cytogenetic evaluation of traffic policemen occupationally exposed to vehicular exhaust

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 130, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 520-525

  Sree Devi, V ^a   Durga Rao, V ^a   Hara Gopal, V V ^b   Siva Prasad, B ^a   Sandhya Devi, G ^a   Jyothy, A ^a   Reddy, P P ^a   Hema Prasad, M ^a  

^a OSMANIA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b OSMANIA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Chromosomal aberrations; Occupational exposure; Traffic policemen; Vehicular exhaust

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME BREAKAGE; CHROMOSOME DAMAGE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DICENTRIC CHROMOSOME; EXHAUST GAS; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLICE; POLYPLOIDY; SOCIAL STATUS; TIME;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; CYTOGENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUTAGENS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLICE; VEHICLE EMISSIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 72449151352     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: 09715916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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