Status of inflammatory biomarkers in the population that survived the bhopal gas tragedy: A study after two decades

Industrial Health

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 204-208

  Bhargava, Arpit ^a   Punde, Ram Prakash ^a   Pathak, Neelam ^a   Dabadghao, Sunil ^a   Desikan, Prabha ^a   Jain, Aruna ^a   Maudar, Kewal Krishan ^a   Mishra, Pradyumna Kumar ^a  

^a BHOPAL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Bhopal gas tragedy; Biomarkers; Immunotoxicity; Inflammation; Methyl isocyanate

Indexed keywords

AUTACOID; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; INTERLEUKIN DERIVATIVE; ISOCYANIC ACID DERIVATIVE; METHYL ISOCYANATE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; BHOPAL DISASTER; BLOOD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS; BHOPAL ACCIDENTAL RELEASE; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION MEDIATORS; INTERLEUKINS; ISOCYANATES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 77952046986     PISSN: 00198366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2486/indhealth.48.204     Document Type: Article

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