Biological monitoring of tungsten (and cobalt) in workers of a hard metal alloy industry

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 173-181

  De Palma, Giuseppe ^a   Manini, Paola ^b   Sarnico, Michela ^a   Molinari, Stefania ^c   Apostoli, Pietro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biological monitoring; Hard metal alloys; Toxicokinetics; Tungsten

Indexed keywords

COBALT; TUNGSTEN;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METALLURGY; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; URINE;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; COBALT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METALLURGY; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; TUNGSTEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952309875     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-009-0434-5     Document Type: Article

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