A health hazard evaluation of antimony exposure in fire fighters

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 81-84

  De Perio, Marie A ^a   Durgam, Srinivas ^a   Caldwell, Kathleen L ^b   Eisenberg, Judith ^a  

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

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMONY; CREATININE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIRE FIGHTER; HAIR ANALYSIS; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; QUESTIONNAIRE; URINALYSIS;

EID: 75749101084     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e3181c7514a     Document Type: Article

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