Exposure assessment for case-control and case-case epidemiology studies based in Shanghai China: Summary of methods and results

Chemico-Biological Interactions

Volumn 184, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 286-289

  Armstrong, T ^a,b   Liang, Y ^c   Zhou, Y ^d   Bowes, S ^b   Wong, O ^e   Fu, H ^c   Schnatter, A ^b   Zhang, C ^f  

^a TWA8HR Occupational Hygiene Branchburg   (United States)

^b EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

^c FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d Exxon Mobil   (United States)

^e Applied Health Sciences   (United States)

^f Cinpathogen Inc   (China)

Author keywords

Benzene; Case control study; China; Exposure assessment; Exposure reconstruction; General population; Leukemia; Lymphoma; Occupational exposure; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

BENZENE;

ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CASE STUDY; CHINA; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORK SCHEDULE;

ANEMIA, APLASTIC; BENZENE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA; LYMPHOMA; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 77950628438     PISSN: 00092797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2009.11.008     Document Type: Article

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